Swahili
kitutumi
kee-too-TOO-mee
How to say it
Swahilikitutumikee-too-TOO-meesoon
Englishrumblesoon
Frenchgrondementsoon
Meaning
something that produces a low rumbling or growling sound.
Good to know
something.causing a rumbling/ growling sound
Examples
- Tumbo lake lilitoa kitutumi kwa njaa.His stomach growled with hunger.
- Tulisikia kitutumi cha radi mbali sana.We heard the rumble of distant thunder.
- Injini ya gari ilitoa kitutumi cha ajabu.The car's engine made a strange rumbling noise.
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