v.tr. caus. intens. force to play; tease; play around with. Olaba embvva ezannyiikiriza ekiriba ng eneekirya. (prov.) When you see a dog playing around with a hide (you know that) he will eat it. This is apparently a variation of the cat and mouse' theme. cf. kazannyirizi, ekizannyiro, oluzannva, omuzannyi, omuzannyirizi, omuzannyo.