kutikisa
koo-tee-KEE-sah
How to say it
Swahilikutikisakoo-tee-KEE-sah
Meaning
To move something quickly back and forth or up and down; figuratively, to shock or unsettle people or a place, and in football to score.
Good to know
Takes its object directly: kutikisa kichwa, to shake one's head. Kutikisa nyavu, to shake the net, means to score; kutikisika is to shake by itself.
Examples
- Upepo mkali ulitikisa miti yote shambani.The strong wind shook all the trees on the farm.
- Alitikisa kichwa kuonyesha hakubaliani.He shook his head to show he did not agree.
- Habari hizo zilitikisa mji mzima.That news shook the whole town.
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