gupfunda

How to say it

Meaning

to clamp a hand over someone's mouth to stop them from making a sound.

Good to know

Describes physically silencing someone by covering their mouth, often out of urgency or in a struggle.

Examples

• Arapfunda umwana kugira ngo aticara.He clamps his hand over the child's mouth so he stops crying.
• Mbega uragupfunda umunwa igihe uhamagara?Does someone clamp your mouth when you shout?
• Ntawupfunda umunwa w'uwundi ata mvo ikomeye.No one clamps a hand over another's mouth without a serious reason.
• Azopfunda umunwa w'uwo mwana niba akomeje kuboroga.He will clamp the child's mouth if he keeps wailing.