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wiriwiri

Shona Definition

Kuti wiriwiri kudzika uchimhanyisa. Vakomana vakadzika mugomo vachiti wiriwiri kutiza mbada. Kuti wiriwiri kuwira mugomba rakadzika, rakaita semughodhi.

English Translation

Describes going down at a run. Example: the boys came down the hill wiriwiri, fleeing a leopard. Also used of falling into a deep pit, such as a mine shaft.

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