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tund· vt 1 to shake; rock 2 to churn 3 to move from a fixed position; cause [ ] to move back and forth • <> tund· bishtin [Pej] to lead <> on; flirt • tund· degën e ullirit [Iron] "wave the olive branch" to pretend to be peaceloving in order to conceal one's belligerent intentions • tund· derën [Impol] "swing the door back and forth" to sit around doing nothing, twiddle one's thumbs, waste time on trivia • <> tund· dorën to shake hands with <> • <> tund· dhëmballët/dhëmbët "yank/twist <>'s molars/teeth" to punish <> severely • tund· këmbën [Impol] to kick the bucket: die • tund· këmbët në diell [Impol] "rock one's feet in the sun" to hang around doing nothing • tund· këmbët 1 to stamp one's feet 2 to put on an emotional display of displeasure: carry on 3 to insist strongly 4 to be trying and trying, try mightily • tund· kokën to nod one's head (in agreement); shake one's head (in disagreement); nod one's head (in greeting) • ësh·të3sg tund e mos (u) shkund "be shake (the fruit tree) but not (no fruit) is shaken down" (of a person) to be all work and no result, be someone who works hard and produces nothing tund|a'ç nm = tu'ndës tund|a'llë nf (Dairy) plunger in a milk churn