Makagulat (en. Startle)

/makɑˈɡulat/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

Causing to be startled or to be filled with fear or amazement.

The loud explosion caused a startling reaction from everyone.

Ang malakas na pagsabog ay nagdulot ng makagulat na reaksyon mula sa lahat.

A form of the root word 'gulat' that means shocking.

His long rescuing story was really startling.

Ang kanyang mahabang iniligtas na kwento ay talagang makagulat.

native Tagalog

startling news

news that is shocking or attention-grabbing

makagulat na balita

shock

The state of being startled or frightened.

gulat

to startle

The act of causing to be startled.

manggulat

super cool

Wow, his performance on stage was super cool!

Grabe, ang makagulat ng performance niya sa stage!

shockingly surprising

The news was shockingly surprising, I didn't expect that to happen!

Yung balita makagulat talaga, hindi ko akalaing ganon ang mangyayari!

overcrowded

Oh no, you'll be shocked at how many people are at the mall right now, it's overcrowded!

Naku, makagulat ka sa dami ng tao sa mall ngayon, puro abalang-abala!