-rumira
Elementary
-ru-mi-ra
verb
actions
English:To bite; to gnaw; to chew slowly
Shona DefinitionKu rumira kuzvinyika mazino munyama dzemukanwa kana parurimi, kunoitwa nemunhu pakutsenga kana akarivara. Ku rumira kurwadza kungaite mazino, kana munhu asanganidzana nematombo kana zvimwewo zvakaomarara pakutsenga. Ku rumira kukuvara kungaite chinhu chakapfava, chapfanyidzirwa pakati pezvinhu zvakaomarara. Chubhu isina mweya inorumira pamatombo nerimhu. Ku rumira kusevesa sadza nenyama shoma, zvokuti unotora nguva une nhindi imwe chete uchiidambura zvishoma nezvishoma.

Definitions

To bite or gnaw on something, especially with the teeth. It can also refer to the slow chewing of food, or the damage caused by something being crushed between hard objects.

Akazorumira rurimi rwake paakatsenga dombo.

Examples

Akazorumira rurimi rwake paakatsenga dombo.

He bit his tongue when he chewed on a stone. Mwana akarumira chidimbu chechingwa.

The child gnawed on a piece of bread.

Synonyms

kuruma
kutsenga
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What does -rumira mean in English?
-rumira means "To bite; to gnaw; to chew slowly" in English.
Definition of -rumira
To bite or gnaw on something, especially with the teeth. It can also refer to the slow chewing of food, or the damage caused by something being crushed between hard objects.
Tsanangudzo ye-rumira
Ku rumira kuzvinyika mazino munyama dzemukanwa kana parurimi, kunoitwa nemunhu pakutsenga kana akarivara. Ku rumira kurwadza kungaite mazino, kana munhu asanganidzana nematombo kana zvimwewo zvakaomarara pakutsenga. Ku rumira kukuvara kungaite chinhu chakapfava, chapfanyidzirwa pakati pezvinhu zvakaomarara. Chubhu isina mweya inorumira pamatombo nerimhu. Ku rumira kusevesa sadza nenyama shoma, zvokuti unotora nguva une nhindi imwe chete uchiidambura zvishoma nezvishoma.
Part of speech
verb