okuwulunguta, okubukuta, okududuma, okukulumbuka.

crumble; break into pieces.

crumble.

thunder (of the sky); rustle, make a rustling/scuffling sound, cf. ekibukutu.

crumble, disintegrate. cf. -bumbe, ebbumba, ebbumbiro, ekibumbe, olubumbiro, emmumba, emmumbwa, omu- bumbi.

make disintegrate; wear away.

v.tr., okumulungula, okubumbulula.

v.i., okusebbuuka.

e- (li/ma) thunder; distant rumble; crash; roar. cf. duduma.

low voice; speak in a hoarse voice; mutter; rumble.

making a crashing noise; rumble; thunder, cf. eddudumo; duma.

rumble; hurry, rush, move quickly; race, run. okuduma embiro, to move at a great speed, dumya (-dumizza) v.tr. caus. cause to thunder; make rush/hurry/travel at great speed. cf. duduma.

okwemulugunya, okunyiiga, okwekaanya, okwebojja, okwekenya, okutolooma, okugangaza.

break off; crumble; fall to pieces.

break off; cause to crumble. cf. mogoka.

collapse, break to pieces, fall to dust.

ripple; rumble; fig. quarrel, fight; riot.

boil (of cooking food); bubble up, gush up (of water); make a rasping noise, roar (of an engine); rumble (of oncoming rain); wheeze; mumble, drone on (of voices); rave (of a drunkard); purr Enjoka zintokota. My stomach is grumbling. I am hungry. Kiritokota si kisaanikire mu Kampala. There is going to be a great event/magnificent happening in Kampala, lit. the pot (ki- implies ekisakata) will boil up not (being) covered.

grumble; be unappreciative; be dissatisfied.

cf. tolooma, tolotooma.

buzz; rumble; mutter, murmur; grumble, cf. oluvuuvuumo, evvuuvuumira.

mpulugumye) v.i. roar (of an animal); grumble; thunder; move at a great speed, go like lightning.

njize) v.i. make a rippling noise, gurgle (of water); rumble, roar (of a waterfall, the sea, an airplane, a great fire); snort; snore; wheeze; purr.

etc.

yirisa (-yirisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to rumble/roar, etc. rumble/roar with/by means of.

grumble (of the waves, of a storm); whistle, rustle (of the wind); be confused, be at a total loss as to what to do. Abantu abaa- badde wali nga bawuuma buwuumi. (The number of) people who were there was enormous. Owuumye! You must be out of your mind if you think that I am going to do that!

decompose (of a corpse). Ettooke likunku- muka. The bunch of plantains has ripened to the point that the fruit is almost falling off. Akunkumuka ng'aseka. He is doubled up with laughter.

mutter.

v.i. appl. 2 intens. keep grumbling; grumble a great deal.

(-toloomye) also tolotooma (-tolo- toomye) v.i. grumble; mutter; murmur; complain.

v.tr. crumble; mash up; smash.

v.i. crumble; disintegrate; be worn down; fade.

eat away at; gnaw at, gnaw away at. cf. -sebbuufu, -sebbuukirivu.

v.tr. crush; crumble; squash; chew up; consume; eat up.

v.i. be crushed/ crumbled.

cf. embubu.

make a rumbling sound.

v.i. mill about restlessly; be in a state of commotion/confusion; mumble to one another; grumble at one another; quarrel, cf. akavuvuŋŋano.

flare up (as a fire); rage, go on, be in progress (often of a violent or emotional event). Olutalo lubumbujja The battle is raging. Omusango gubumbujja. The trial is going on (and it has reached a high degree of intensity). cf. bbumbuzzi; 2bujja.

v.tr. tear to pieces; crumble to pieces; peck at furiously; fig. heap abuse on.

make a thumping sound.

v.i. be crushed; be pounded; rumble (of drums).

be in turmoil; be lively/agitated. Yasula agulumba. He spent a restless night.

'-buguutanye) v.i. be excited; be bothered; rumble (of the stomach).

v.i. tinkle; rattle; rumble; roll about (as an object in a container). Alina amaaso agawulunguta obuwulungusi. She has ‘rolling' eyes, i.e., very attractive eyes.

v.i. break off; be chipped off; crumble; fall to pieces.

-ewuunaganya (-ewuunaganyizza) v.i. recip. caus. refl. mumble/mutter to oneself in amazement; grumble to oneself. cf. ekyewuunyo; wuunuuna.

twist oneself, make contortions.

murmur, mutter.

-emulugunya (-emulugunyizza) v.i. refl. complain; grumble.

-eggunda (-eggunze) v.i. refl. hurl oneself down; be dashed down; rumble; rock heavily. v.tr. refl. hurl oneself on; fall heavily on; land heavily on.

complain; answer in a harsh/rude manner when one is corrected.

boil up (of a liquid); rumble ( of the stomach), ate nga ne mu by'obufuzi obwongo bumwesera bwesezi, and in politics too he is bubbling over with ideas. Amagezi gamwesera. He is extremely intelligent.

complain, be fussy.