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घुमाओ

turn, rotate, change the subject, dodge the question, call

ɡʱ ʊ m ɑː oː → घुमाना
verb · future tense / present tense, 2nd-person informal Rare #9,340
turn, rotate Imperative form; used to tell someone to turn or rotate something.
HI: इस चाबी को घुमाओ।
EN: Turn this key.
change the subject, dodge the question Used with बात to mean avoiding the point or changing the subject.
HI: बात मत घुमाओ, साफ़ जवाब दो।
EN: Don’t dodge the question; give a clear answer.
call, dial Used colloquially with टेलीफोन or फोन.
HI: उसे टेलीफोन घुमाओ।
EN: Call them.
Conjugation of घुमाना
Imperative present
SingularPlural
Second घुमा —
घुमाओ
Subjunctive future
घुमाओ

घुमाओ, ओए!

Spin it, hey!

— 83 (2021)

तपस्वी जी, जरा अपने गॉड को टेलीफोन घुमाओ।

Ascetic, just give your God a call.

— पीके (2014)

वापस घुमाओ!

Turn back!

— डाई हार्ड (1988)

ज़रा घुमाओ।

Turn it a little.

— Khufiya (2023)

बात को घुमाओ मत, समझे?

Don't beat around the bush, got it?

— Ajeeb Daastaans (2021)