Kitiran (en. Pulling)

ki-ti-ran

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

An action of pulling or grabbing.

The child's pulling of his toy caused his sibling to get angry.

Ang kitiran ng bata sa kanyang laruan ay nagdulot ng pagkagalit ng kanyang kapatid.

An act of quickly taking something.

The grabbing of the item from the table caused an innocent confusion.

Ang kitiran ng prenda sa hapag ay nagdulot ng kawalang-salang kalituhan.

from the word 'kitit' which means to pull or take.

gold grabbing

A type of quick or unauthorized taking of gold.

kitirang ginto

pull

A term that refers to the action of pulling or grabbing.

hatak

take

The action of taking something.

kuha

Nudging or bothering someone to tease or joke around.

I hope she believes it, that was just a joke! I just needed to kitir her.

Sana maniwala na siya, joke lang 'yon! Kailangan ko lang siyang kitiran.

Giving a 'nudge' or a change in reaction.

When I saw him, I just kitir-ed with happiness!

Nang makita ko siya, kitir na lang ako sa saya!