kuyinga

How to say it

Meaning

to sing a tune quietly under one's breath, without full voice or words.

Good to know

an infinitive verb (ku- class) used of a soft, private singing, often while working or thinking; not the word for singing aloud, which is kuririmba.

Examples

• Umukobwa arashaka kuyinga igihe akora imirimo yo mu rugo.The girl likes to hum while doing housework.
• Ese urumva umuhungu ariko arayinga inyuma y'urugo?Do you hear the boy humming behind the house?
• Ntashobora kuyinga afise agahinda kenshi.He cannot hum when he is very sad.
• Aragiye kuyinga urwo rwimbo kugeza akiruzi neza.She is going to hum that song until she knows it well.

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