gukomanya

How to say it

Meaning

to strike parts of the body against each other, as knees knocking from fear or cold.

Good to know

describes involuntary trembling and knocking, gritting teeth, or piling wood onto a fire.

Examples

• Amavi yiwe yarakomanyaga kubera ubwoba.His knees were knocking together from fear.
• Yarakomanije amenyo kubera imbeho.His teeth were chattering from the cold.
• Ntukomanye inkwi nyinshi ku muriro, zizawuzimya.Don't pile too much wood on the fire, it will smother it.
• Twarakomanije amavi turindira inkuru.Our knees were knocking together as we waited for the news.