EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to be made to flinch or twitch...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ma-pa-kis-LOT/
FIL: Hindi sinasadyang mapagalaw o manginig nang bigla dahil sa gulat, takot, o kiliti.
EN: to be made to flinch or twitch
That sudden, involuntary little jump you do when someone tickles you or when a creepy-crawly touches your skin. "Huwag mo 'kong gulatin, mabilis akong mapakislot." It's the body's mini-panic attack.
ROOT MEANING: twitch
Refers to a quick, sudden, involuntary movement.
🇵🇭 Napakislot siya nang biglang may humawak sa kanyang balikat.
🇺🇸 He flinched when someone suddenly touched his shoulder.
🇵🇭 Madali siyang mapakislot kahit sa mahinang kiliti lang.
🇺🇸 She is easily made to twitch even with just a light tickle.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.