Swahili
finginyika
fi-ngi-NYI-ka
How to say it
Swahilifinginyikafi-ngi-NYI-kasoon
Englishto writhesoon
Frenchse tordre, se rouler par terresoon
Meaning
to writhe or wriggle, twisting and turning the body.
Good to know
(also vinginyika, vivinyuka) writhe, wriggle; coil, twist, wind. fingirika, vingirika turn, roll (along), turn somersaults
Examples
- Nyoka alifinginyika akijaribu kutoroka.The snake writhed trying to escape.
- Je, kwa nini mtoto anafinginyika kitandani?Why is the child wriggling in bed?
- Hawakuweza kuzuia mwili wake usifinginyike.They could not stop his body from writhing.
- Aliyefinginyika kwa maumivu alilazwa hospitalini.The one who writhed in pain was hospitalized.
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