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wambira (-wambidde) v.i. & tr. adhere to; cleave/cling to; get stuck/lodged; resist

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Meaning

offer resistance; refuse to come.

wambira (-wambidde) v.i. & tr. adhere to; cleave/cling to; get stuck/lodged; resist, offer resistance; refuse to come.

Related Words
wambula (-wambudde) v.tr. run off with (the wife or daughter of another). Wambwa (la) Mr. Dog. cf. embwa. wamba (-wambye mpambye) v.tr. take prisoner; capture; confiscate; commandeer, appropriate; reserve (an item for purchase), ask a merchant to set wambaatira (-wambaatidde mpambaatidde) v.tr. hug to oneself; embrace; clutch; hold tight to. wambaatiza (-wambaatizizza) v.tr. caus. cause to embrace etc. wambajja (-wambazze mpambazze) v.i. wander around in distress. wambatana (-wambatanye mpambatanye) also wambagatana v.i. be loaded down with, carry (something which completely fills one's arms). wambazza (-wambazzizza) v.tr. caus. cause to wander banish. Yayita wano jjo ng'ennaku zigenda zimuwambazza. He passed here yesterday in a very distressed/ distraught frame of mind. wamberi adv. CSzn.D in front cf. mberi. wambibwa (-wambiddwa) v.i. pass be captured, etc. wambira (-wambidde) v.tr. appl. capture/ reserve for/at/in etc. wambiriza (-wambirizza) v.tr. appl. caus. cause to get stuck in etc.