EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
giggle; suppressed laugh...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ha-lik-HIK/
FIL: Isang mahina at pigil na pagtawa, na karaniwang nagpapahiwatig ng katuwaan, hiya, o panunukso.
EN: giggle; suppressed laugh
The official sound of your friends when your crush walks by. It's that suppressed giggle you can't control, the kind that makes your shoulders shake. Not a full-blown 'halakhak' (laughter), but a quiet, often mischievous **halikhik**. The sound of high school corridors and chismis sessions.
Onomatopoeic.
Can also be a verb (humalikhik). It implies a certain coyness or secrecy in the laughter.
🇵🇭 Hindi mapigilan ng mga dalaga ang kanilang halikhik nang dumaan ang binatang kanilang hinahangaan.
🇺🇸 The young ladies couldn't stop their giggles when the young man they admire passed by.
🇵🇭 Isang halikhik ang narinig mula sa sulok ng silid.
🇺🇸 A giggle was heard from the corner of the room.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.