vinjari

How to say it

Meaning

to wander or loiter about aimlessly, with nothing particular to do.

Good to know

go back and forth; loiter/loaf around; have nothing to do, be unemployed. (= tangatanga.) mbona unavinjari hapa? Why do you keep walking up and down here?; naut. cruise, manowari ya ku- vinjari. cruiser; be on the watch, search

Examples

• Mbona unavinjari hapa?Why do you keep wandering around here?
• Vijana walikuwa wakivinjari mtaani mchana kutwa.The young men were loitering in the neighborhood all day.
• Sitavinjari tena bila kazi.I will not loiter around without work again.
• Manowari ilikuwa ikivinjari karibu na pwani.The warship was cruising near the coast.

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