gurt tawuq kibik

/ɡurt tawuq kibik/

Literal translation

like a brooding hen

Intended meaning

Said of a person who has swelled up with indignation and is visibly furious.
  • Bu keziwde Qayırbek keldi. Saniyatnı, gurt tawuq kibik, kesin köpdürüb, jaşını da tüp erini salınıb turğanın kördü.Just then Kayyrbek came in. He saw Saniyat bristling with anger, puffed up like a broody hen, and their son with his lower lip hanging down.

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