4 found for 'shrinking' in Igbo
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òzìzè
òzìzè
Noun
1.dodging; shrinking from; avoiding
Example
Ihe mere na ọ tụkpọghị ya anya bụ òzìzè o zere.
Ihe mere na ọ tụkpọghị ya anya bụ òzìzè o zere.
He did not hit him on the eye because he dodged.
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shïkǫ
shịkọ̀
Active verb
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1.shrink; squeeze self in order to achieve a smaller size
Example
Ị chọrọ ịshịkọ onwe gị n'okpuru akwa?
Ị chọrọ ịshịkọ onwe gị n'okpuru akwa?
Do you want to squeeze yourself under the bed?
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ńshïkǫ
nshịkọ̀
Noun
1.shrinking; the act of squeezing oneself in order to appear smaller (animals or humans)
Example
Nshịkọ ọ shịkọrọ onwe ya mere ha ahụghị ya.
Nshịkọ ọ shịkọrọ onwe ya mere ha ahụghị ya.
The fact that he squeezed himself made them not to see him.
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ǫsųsų
ọ̀sụ̀sụ̀
Noun
1.humming of vehicle or machine
2.shrinking back, reducing/decreasing in height
Example
Ọsụsụ moto ahụ kpọtere ya n'ụra
Ọsụsụ moto ahụ kpọtere ya n'ụra
The humming of the car woke him/her up.
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