EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to grope for; to search for by feeling...
liniment...
dessert...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
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FIL: Hanapin ang isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng kamay o pakiramdam, lalo na sa dilim o kapag hindi makakita.
EN: to grope for; to search for by feeling
This is what you do when the power goes out and you're trying to find your phone or a candle. It's the "kapay-kapay sa dilim" move. Also applies to that moment you're trying to find your keys in a bag that has become a black hole of receipts, old candy, and random stuff.
Often implies searching blindly or with difficulty.
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🇵🇭 Nang mamatay ang ilaw, sinubukan niyang apuhapin ang kandila sa mesa.
🇺🇸 When the lights went out, he tried to grope for the candle on the table.
🇵🇭 Inapuhap niya ang switch ng ilaw sa madilim na silid.
🇺🇸 He searched by feeling for the light switch in the dark room.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.