Arabic Word · Intermediate

تعتع

to shake, to shift, to urge on with violence

Pronunciation: say تعتع

Meaning

to shake, to shift, to urge on with violence

Example

دَخَلْتُ ٱلْفَايْسْبُوكِ، وَشَتَمْتُ وَلَعَنْتُ مُطْلَقًا الْعَنَانَ لِٱضْطِغَانِي، كَسِكِّيرٌ تَعْتَعَهُ السُّكْرُ، […]

I entered Facebook and reviled and cursed but the clouds for my anger, like a drunkard shifted by drunkenness.

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