kuzungusha
koo-zoo-NGOO-shah
How to say it
Swahilikuzungushakoo-zoo-NGOO-shahsoon
Meaning
To make something turn in a circle, or to put something all the way round a thing; figuratively, to keep a person waiting with excuses.
Good to know
Causative of kuzunguka, to go round. Common uses: kuzungusha utepe, to put tape round a place; kuzungusha maneno, to beat about the bush; kumzungusha mtu, to give someone the runaround.
Examples
- Mtoto alizungusha gurudumu kwa fimbo.The child spun the wheel with a stick.
- Walizungusha seng’enge kuzunguka shamba lote.They put a wire fence around the whole farm.
- Ofisi ile imenizungusha kwa miezi mitatu bila msaada.That office has given me the runaround for three months with no help.
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