EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to spring back; to recoil...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/u-mig-KAS/
FIL: Ang biglaang pagbalik o pagtalbog ng isang bagay na nabatak, napipi, o naiipit.
EN: to spring back; to recoil
You know that feeling when you pull a rubber band too far and it snaps back at your fingers? That's *umigkas*. It's the sudden, violent recoil. It's also your body's reaction when you accidentally touch something super hot or slimy.
Often implies a sudden, forceful, and reflexive action.
🇵🇭 Umigkas ang goma ng tirador at tinamaan ang kanyang kamay.
🇺🇸 The slingshot's rubber band sprang back and hit his hand.
🇵🇭 Parang umigkas ang katawan niya sa gulat nang marinig ang kulog.
🇺🇸 His body seemed to recoil in shock when he heard the thunder.
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