EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to hum; to buzz; to drone...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/hu-mu-GONG/
FIL: Gumawa ng isang malakas, mababa, at tuloy-tuloy na tunog.
EN: to hum; to buzz; to drone
This is the sound of your old aircon unit working overtime, the collective *chismis* in the office when a new memo drops, or the sound of a drone flying overhead. It's a low, continuous noise that fills the space. Think of it as the background music to Manila traffic.
ROOT MEANING: drone; hum; buzz
Describes a low-frequency, resonant sound.
🇵🇭 Humugong ang buong silid nang ipahayag ang nanalo.
🇺🇸 The whole room buzzed when the winner was announced.
🇵🇭 Narinig kong humugong ang refrigerator bago ito tuluyang nasira.
🇺🇸 I heard the refrigerator drone before it completely broke down.
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