gbàgbu
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
suffocate; choke; drown
Active verb
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Mmiri gbàgburu nwa ahụ n'ime ọdọ mmiri.
— The water drowned the child in the lake.
Anwụrụ ọkụ ahụ gbàgburu ndị nọ n'ime ụlọ.
— The smoke suffocated those who were inside the house.
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