kuzunguza

How to say it

Meaning

to turn something about, or, most often, to shake one's head in anger or disgust.

Good to know

the idiom kuzunguza umutwe (to shake one's head) is by far its most frequent use.

Examples

• Umwigisha arazunguza umutwe amaze kubona ivyo umunyeshuri yanditse.The teacher shakes his head after seeing what the student wrote.
• Ntukazunguze umutwe imbere yanje, biramfata nabi.Don't shake your head at me, it upsets me.
• Ese wazunguje iyi migozi neza?Did you turn this rope around properly?
• Yazunguje umutwe kenshi ataravuga na rimwe.He shook his head several times without saying a word.