Dumaiti (en. To be immobile)

/duːmɐˈiti/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

To become immobile or not to move.

He became immobile upon seeing a large snake.

Dumaiti siya sa pagkakita ng malaking ahas.

To be restrained in movement or change.

His hand became still at his fingertips.

Dumaiti ang kanyang kamay sa kanyang mga daliri.

to stand frozen in fear

Unable to move due to fear.

dumaiti sa takot

to stop

Means to cease or halt in action.

tumigil

A deceitful or lying person.

There are so many dumaiti in him, you can't tell who's real.

Ang dami sa kanya ng mga dumaiti, hindi mo alam kung sino ang totoo.

Pretending to be a friend.

Don't trust too much, there are a lot of dumaiti around you.

Huwag kang masyadong magtiwala, madami sa paligid mo ng mga dumaiti.