gupfunagira

How to say it

Meaning

to cry quietly, holding back the sound of one's weeping.

Good to know

to sob silently

Examples

• Umwana yarapfunagiye inyuma y'inzu.The child sobbed silently behind the house.
• Ntiyashaka gupfunagira imbere y'abandi.She didn't want to sob silently in front of others.
• Wigeze gupfunagira udakeka ko hari umubona?Have you ever sobbed quietly, thinking no one could see you?
• Azopfunagira igihe azokwibuka rya joro.She will sob quietly when she remembers that night.