Nyaudzosingwi starting with W

Figurative Expressions

• wadzu
• wanyuDescribes pulling something so that it stretches out flat. Pull that hide wanyu, so that we can all sit on it.
• warakataDescribes many small things falling to the ground with a rattling sound.
• waranu
• waranyuDescribes taking off a cloth or something else that had been spread out or laid over something as a cover.
• wararaDescribes maize grains being flung down and falling all over the place, here and there. Also used of papers sent scattering in every direction by a gust of wind. Compare bvururu.
• warashu
• warawaraDescribes falling gently and without any noise, as drizzling rain does.
• warawashuDescribes springing up and bolting away in haste for fear of being caught. Example: the hare went warawashu and dashed off before the dogs spotted it.
• ware
• warnDescribes taking off a blanket or something else that had been spread out.
• washuwashuThe sound of walking that makes a rustling noise, caused by dry leaves underfoot or by shoes that are wet inside. Example: I walked washuwashu beneath the trees.
• watsanyu
• way aThe ringing sound made by silver coins when they are dropped. Also describes scattering seed or grain on the ground in a field. Cf. -kusha.
• wayawayaDescribes the way things fill a vessel or container right up.
• we-e
• wedere wedereDescribes walking in a lazy, sluggish way. A tired person walks wedere wedere.
• weshuweshuDescribes walking carelessly and noisily.
• wewenu
• wewerereDescribes the drawing or yanking out of a big knife or some other long object.
• wiDescribes thrusting something quickly inside something else.
• wi-i
• wire-eDescribes the embracing of people when they meet and greet one another. Example: a mother and child embraced one another joyfully.
• wiriwiriDescribes 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.
• wobvodo
• wodzvoDescribes the pouring out of seed grain onto the ground or into containers or a sack; e.g. the grain was poured into the measuring container. Also used of a person speaking before having thought about the words they are going to say.
• woo-oThe sound or manner of rain falling very heavily.
• wovo
• wudyuDescribes staring at something for a long time, with the eyes not blinking.