agina

ah-NGEE-nah /a'ɳina/

Definitions

verb

  1. to be put in motion by the wind; to blow straight out, as a flag (passive of AGI)
  2. applied to speeches not meant to end in anything practical (figurative usage)

Related Forms

redup. AGINAGINA, applied to the ears of one running away, as if blown straight

Source & Etymology

Rev. Pratt Dictionary Reference
AGINA, v. pass. of AGI, 1. to be put in motion by the wind; to blow straight out, as a flag. 2. fig. Applied to speeches not meant to end in anything practical; redup. AGINAGINA, applied to the ears of one running away, as if blown straight.