EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to terrorize, to shock, to horrify...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/gim-ba-LIN/
FIL: Ang pagdudulot ng matinding takot, sindak, o pangingilabot sa isang tao o lugar.
EN: to terrorize, to shock, to horrify
This is what your chismosa tita does for fun. She lives to gimbalin the family with scandalous 'news' during reunions. It's the active form of causing that 'oh no' moment.
ROOT MEANING: terror, horror, shock
The object of the verb is the one being shocked or terrorized.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong gimbalin ang mga bata sa mga kwentong katatakutan.
🇺🇸 Don't terrorize the children with horror stories.
🇵🇭 Ginimbal ng balita ang buong bansa.
🇺🇸 The news shocked the entire nation.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.