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Kirundi

gutumbagura

Word parts: gu-tumbagura

goo-toom-bah-GOO-rah

How to say it

Kirundigutumbaguragoo-toom-bah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto stare without seeingsoon
Frenchfixer du regard sans voirsoon

Meaning

to stare without really seeing.

Good to know

to stare without seeing

Examples

  • Umusaza yaratumbaguye adafise ico ariko yiyumvira.The old man stared blankly, without really taking anything in.
  • Ese uratumbagura kubera ubunebwe?Are you staring blankly out of tiredness?
  • Ntitumbagura umuntu ari maso neza.A person who is fully alert doesn't stare blankly.
  • Nimba yasinziriye badasinzira, azotumbagura.If he's short of sleep, he'll stare blankly.

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