vt 1 sisimua, chochea an exciting book kitabu cha kusisimua the freedom fighters ~ d the peasants to rise against the colonialists wapigania uhuru waliwachochea wakulima kupigana na wakoloni. be ~d sisimka don't ~yourself tulia. 2 (cause) amsha ~ attention tazamisha, vuta macho ~ desire tamanisha, tia shauku/ashiki/tamaa, sisimua drugs that ~ the nerves madawa yaamshayo neva. excitementn msisimko, taharuki, mpwitompwito be in a state of ~ment sisimkwa, taharuki, -wa na mpwitompwito. excitableadj. excitabilityn. excitedlyadv.