guhonga

How to say it

Meaning

for a person's face to suddenly fall, as from bad news, or for a plant to wilt.

Good to know

used both for a person's face falling from shock and for plants wilting from heat or thirst.

Examples

• Umugabo arahonga amenye amakuru mabi.The man's face falls when he hears bad news.
• Ese indabyo zirahonga mu zuba?Do the flowers wilt in the sun?
• Ntahonga ubwo yumva amakuru.He doesn't change expression when he hears the news.
• Indabyo zizahonga tudahaye amazi.The flowers will wilt if we don't give them water.