Swahili
tandawaa
tan-da-WA-a
How to say it
Swahilitandawaatan-da-WA-asoon
Englishto be taciturnsoon
Frenchêtre taciturnesoon
Meaning
to be silent and withdrawn, or thoughtful, pensive, and melancholic.
Good to know
be silent/taciturn; be thought- ful/pensive/melancholy. appZ. tandawalia. tanda 511 tangi tandaza
Examples
- Alitandawaa kimya kwa siku nzima baada ya habari mbaya.He stayed withdrawn and silent all day after the bad news.
- Uso wake ulitandawaa kwa huzuni.His face grew pensive with sorrow.
- Alikaa kando akitandawaa peke yake.He sat aside, brooding alone.
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