gtwewbinaa

Definition: pull at sth. (an.) [despite resistance], try to force sth. (an.)

gtwewbinaa
>vta
>1sIND ndoo-gtwewbinaa;
>3sCCONJ e-gtwewbinaat;
>2sIMP gtwewbish; 1 pull at sth. (an.) [despite resistance], try to force sth. (an.). Aaniish iidik gaa-nji-gtwewbinak; mii dash gii-oo-bgibdoowaanh wi sabaap.
>Why did I keep pulling at it; so now I've gone and broken the cord. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: gtwewbidoon
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: gåtwewåbiN.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate transitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73031627077n
GKS Reference Number: 16382
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