EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
sob, whimper...
in mourning...
on board, loaded...
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.
/hik-BI/
FIL: Isang maikli at pigil na pag-iyak na may kasamang mabilis at pautal-utal na paghinga.
EN: sob, whimper
This is the sound you make when you're trying not to cry but failing miserably. It's the 'ugly cry' starter pack. That little gasp for air between sobs when you're watching a sad K-drama or when your 13th-month pay goes directly to bills.
Often heard in its verb form 'humikbi' (to sob).
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🇵🇭 Narinig ko ang mahinang hikbi mula sa kabilang kwarto.
🇺🇸 I heard a soft sob from the other room.
🇵🇭 Puno ng hikbi ang kanyang mga huling salita.
🇺🇸 Her last words were full of sobs.
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.