strisciare.
to rub [with contro ‘against’]
Meaning & usage
to rub [with contro ‘against’]
ho strisciato contro il muro e mi sono impolverato
to crawl
l'infante striscia per terra
to wheedle; to be obsequious; to curry favor
striscio sempre davanti a lei
to drag
strisciare la copertina per il pavimento
to scrape; to scratch
ho strisciato la macchina cozzandola contro un'altra
to swipe (a credit, debit, etc. card)
to graze, to touch lightly
in the game of tressette, to strike a card against the table to indicate that one has only simple cards of the same suit
Where this word comes from
From striscia + -are.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.