a. wa-gedóḥoʰ di-ˁáṣar wa-ˀebróḥoʰ deʸh di-fέne wa-ḥóṭif mes ṭáˀḥɛḷ wa-ˀaḷ-ḥatéṭaf ‘Then a botfly came and landed upon the man’s face. He tried to sweep off its larvae, but they did not lend themselves to be swept away’ (Bulakh 2024:145)
b. ṭérobk toˀo bέder ker ḥarf be-ˀenˁáyrher wa-ḥaʰ érhon ksö́we teṭáreb id-móľhim wa-tóˀo ŝínoʰ ḥe wa-himoˁoʰ ménhi ˁárho šɛkídoʰ wa-fizóˁoʰ wa-ḥtéṭfoʰ men móľhim wa-ˀaḷ-ˁédoʰ gɛhέmoʰ dšénˁaʰ šɔm ‘I went down like a meteor along the mountain slope, shouting. And there were some goats who were going to the milking-place. As they saw me and heard my voice, they were scared and frightened, and they rushed out of the milking place and did not come to it any more this day’ (Bulakh 2024:145)
Figuratively, the verb can be applied to a herd quickly leaving a place: example b.