assail
vt 1 (~ somebody/something with)
shambulia vibaya, chokoza, sumbua ~ somebody with questions shambulia kwa maswali ~ed
with the worries sumbuliwa na mawazo. 2 (fig) he ~ed the
question with vigour alilikabili swali kwa uthabiti. assailable adj -a kushambulika. assailant n mshambuliaji.