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gwede gwede

Shona Definition

Kuti gwede gwede kuita ruzha serwengoro kana ichifamba. Kuti gwede gwede kuzungunutsa zvakaita sebango rakasimwa pane imwe nzvimbo, kuti ritubuke. Akatanga ati bango gwede gwede, ndokubva aribvisa nyore nyore.

English Translation

Describes making a noise like that of a wagon on the move. Also describes rocking something such as a pole planted in the ground so as to work it loose. He first rocked the pole gwede gwede, then pulled it out easily.

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