EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
swayed, wobbled, staggered...
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
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FIL: Ang paggalaw na hindi matatag o pagewang-gewang, tulad ng isang lasing na naglalakad o isang gusaling inuuga ng lindol.
EN: swayed, wobbled, staggered
How you walk after a few too many bottles of Red Horse. Or how an old, rickety wooden bridge feels when you cross it. It's that unstable, wobbly movement that makes you feel like things are about to fall apart.
ROOT MEANING: wobbly
This is the completed aspect (past tense) of the verb. It describes an unstable, side-to-side motion. Often reduplicated as 'gumiray-giray' for emphasis.
🇵🇭 Gumiray ang poste ng ilaw dahil sa malakas na hangin.
🇺🇸 The light post swayed because of the strong wind.
🇵🇭 Pagkatayo niya, gumiray siya dahil sa hilo.
🇺🇸 When he stood up, he staggered due to dizziness.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.