Nyaudzosingwi starting with T

Figurative Expressions

• twiDescribes the straightness of something. A road that is twi is perfectly straight.
• twiVariant spelling of "twe".
• twiri twiriDescribes laughing in a way that is inwardly irritating or sickening.
• twiririDescribes keeping one's gaze fixed on a single spot.
• tyaThe sound of a whip cracking or of firewood being snapped. Also describes the stabbing of pains in a person's chest, and used of a person who is fast asleep (compare pfodo).
• tyaka tyakaThe sound made in a person's knees as they walk slowly and lazily.
• tyeDescribes the splitting of a small stick, as done by someone preparing the strands for weaving a basket.
• tyi tyi tyiDescribes laughing in a way meant to irritate someone else.
• tyoWhen a person is told to say tyo, they are being told to calm down. Also describes snapping, as a piece of firewood might.
• tyotyorotyo
• tyotyotyoThe noise made by a tree that has been cut and is about to fall. Also describes the collapse of a wall or other built structure.
• tywanyuDescribes crushing soft meat, such as liver, with the teeth.
• tywiki tywikiThe small noise made by the springs of a bed.