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gbakìlì ànì

Noun

Ndebe script

- 

Meanings

  1. run hither and thither; make fuss; be dilatory, going hither and thither without anything being seen done by the person; dilly- dally

    Noun

Dialect & variants

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Examples

Ọ na-agbakìlì ànì n'ahịa ogologo oge.

— He is running hither and thither in the market for a long time.

Kwụsị ịgbakìlì ànì, rụọ ọrụ gị.

— Stop running hither and thither, do your work.

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