Meaning
to hover, twirl
- to fly or move in circles; hover or swoop
- to twirl, spin, or perform acrobatic turns
In a sentence
I falchi volteggiavano alti sopra la vallata.
The falcons were circling high above the valley.
La ballerina sembrava volteggiare senza sforzo sul palco.
The dancer seemed to twirl effortlessly on the stage.
Foglie secche volteggiano nell'aria spinte dal vento freddo.
Dry leaves twirl through the air driven by the cold wind.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| volteggiare | infinitive |
| volteggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| volteggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| volteggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| volteggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| volteggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| volteggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| volteggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| volteggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| volteggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| volteggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| volteggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| volteggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| volteggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| volteggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| volteggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| volteggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| volteggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| volteggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| volteggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| volteggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| volteggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| volteggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| volteggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| volteggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| volteggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| volteggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| volteggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| volteggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| volteggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| volteggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| volteggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| volteggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| volteggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| volteggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| volteggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| volteggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| volteggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| volteggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| volteggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| volteggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| volteggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| volteggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| volteggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| volteggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| volteggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| volteggiando | gerund |
| volteggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary verb.