Nyaudzosingwi starting with R
Figurative Expressions
- rabadu rabaduDescribes the slow, little-by-little walking of a tall person.
- rabarabaUsed of something that is longer or taller than others of its kind.
- rabuDescribes lying down on the ground with no strength in the body; also lying down thoroughly at ease.
- rabvuVariant spelling of "wabvanyu".
- rachaDescribes doing things carelessly, without concern.
- radabuVariant spelling of "rabu".
- ragaduVariant spelling of "rabu".
- rakataDescribes the falling of things that had been held, such as fruits, scattering in all directions.
- randabvuDescribes tearing meat apart with great force.
- randadzuVariant spelling of "randabvu".
- randau randauDescribes walking with heavy, resounding footsteps and with an inward air of self-importance.
- ranganyuDescribes leaping without any noise, as a cat or a leopard does.
- rapa rapaSee tapa tapa.
- rapataDescribes a person collapsing and lying flat on the ground from having no strength, through illness or exhaustion.
- rapuDescribes the forceful straightening out of something that had been bent or twisted.
- rararaDescribes the destroying of many things beyond any possibility of repair. Also, when things are rarara they are many and of equal length.
- rare
- rasvuDescribes walking with long strides.
- ratataDescribes putting out in the open things that ought to be kept hidden away; also lying down in the open with nothing covering one.
- ratu ratuDescribes running with long strides.
- rauDescribes separating things that had been mixed together.
- raviDescribes licking food or other things in order to tell how far along it is in cooking or ripening.
- razvaDescribes regarding oneself as the only expert or the best among everyone else.
- rebwedeUsed of a person who has no strength in the body. Variants: rembwede, rengwende.
- rembuDescribes the sticking and unsticking of substances such as okra slime or glue.
- rengwaDescribes the way one thing clings or holds onto another without being firm.
- rengwa rengwaDescribes the hanging and swinging to and fro of something that has been suspended.
- rengwende rengwendeDescribes walking feebly, without strength.
- rengwezeDescribes lacking strength in the body.
- reruDescribes being of little weight, that is, light.
- resva
- rezuUsed of something stuck or attached at one point while its whole body dangles down; also describes the appearance of crops when badly scorched by the sun.
- rezvu
- rikitiDescribes the falling to the ground of a heavy object.
- ringindiDescribes a person or animal lying asleep in a way that shows deep rest; also the sinking down into a hole of something that has fallen in, and the way a pole fits snugly into a hole.
- ringinyaVariant spelling of "ringindi".
- riririThe sound of rejoicing or celebrating, usually made by a large group of women.
- riririUsed of the noise a person makes when calling out for help after having met with an accident or danger.
- ririva
- ritaDescribes being at a loss as to what to do, having run out of ideas. Compare tuzu, boi.
- rivaDescribes a large number of people working together; also starting on something at the same time as one another.
- rododo
- rododoDescribes sleeping deeply, in a heavy sleep.
- rokotoUsed of things that have been completely burnt up. When the fire went out his clothes were rokoto, so that not even a scrap of cloth could be seen.
- rondondo
- rororoDescribes something burning until it is reduced to ashes. Also describes the sinking down of something long or tall.
- rororoDescribes sleeping a deep, heavy sleep.
- rove rove
- ruduDescribes a person suddenly taking offence and refusing what they wanted to be given.
- ruguduDescribes something snapping and dropping quickly to the ground; also becoming worn out after hard work or a long walk; also the dislocation of bones, as when one falls awkwardly. Variant: rudugu.
- rukushu
- rukutuDescribes lacking strength in the body, owing to tiredness or illness.
- rwiDescribes gathering things together in one place at one time. He stacked firewood against the wall rwi.