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nguru nguru

Shona Definition

Kuti nguru nguru kufambisa maziso kunoita munhu anenge ari kunyara zvaaita. Akati maziso nguru nguru, paakanzi ndiye aba nyama. Kuti nguru nguru kuchukucha bhodhoro rine mvura kuti richene.

English Translation

Describes the darting about of the eyes of someone ashamed of what they have done, as in: his eyes went nguru nguru when he was accused of stealing the meat. Also describes shaking a bottle of water about in order to clean it.

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