Kumambong (en. To tilt)

ku-mam-bong

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

Moves or pushes an object to rotate or recede.

The ship tilted when the wave hit.

Kumambong ang barko nang tumama ang alon.

Refers to the tilting of something around a point.

His head swayed when he fell.

Kumambong ang kanyang ulo nang siya'y nahulog.

Performing a movement that causes a change in direction.

He swayed when he saw his friend.

Kumambong siya nang makita ang kanyang kaibigan.

tilting in the wind

gentle tilting or swaying due to the wind

kumambong sa hangin

crooked

Refers to a shape that is not straight or is bent.

baluktot

rotate

The action of turning around a central point.

ikot

to whimper or plead

I'm at the end of my patience but it seems like he's starting to kumambong.

Nasa dulo na ako ng pasensya pero mukhang kumambong na siya.

to criticize or complain

Let's not kumambong, we should take action.

Huwag na tayong kumambong, dapat tayong kumilos.

to ask for help from someone

It looks like he needs to kumambong to his teacher.

Mukhang kailangan na niyang kumambong sa guro niya.