EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
craning the neck to see...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-dung-HAL/
FIL: Ang pag-unat ng leeg at pag-angat ng mukha upang masilayan ang isang bagay na may kahirapang makita dahil sa harang o layo.
EN: craning the neck to see
What everyone does at a concert when they're in the Gen Ad section trying to see the artist. It's also the move you make in a crowded LRT trying to see which station is next. Short people problems.
ROOT MEANING: arrogant; haughty; impertinent
A very specific term for stretching one's neck to get a better view, often in a crowd or over an obstacle. It is not commonly used in modern conversation.
🇵🇭 Sa dami ng tao, pagdunghal na lang ang nagawa niya para makita ang prusisyon.
🇺🇸 With so many people, craning his neck was the only thing he could do to see the procession.
🇵🇭 Isang pagdunghal sa pader ang ginawa ng bata upang makita ang laro sa kabilang bakod.
🇺🇸 The child did a craning of the neck over the wall to see the game on the other side of the fence.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.