Mamulmol (en. To exaggerate)

/ma.mul.mul/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

To make or say excess information beyond the truth.

Don't exaggerate the story, especially if it's not true.

Huwag mamulmol ng kwento, lalo na kung hindi ito totoo.

To describe a situation worse or better than it actually was.

Sometimes, people exaggerate to get attention.

Minsan, ang mga tao ay namumulmol upang mapansin ang kanilang sarili.

To present something with excessive emotion or in an exaggerated manner.

His speech is exaggerated and often becomes funny.

Ang kanyang pagsasalita ay namumulmol at kadalasang nagiging nakakatawa.

Derived from the root and morpheme 'mul-mol' meaning to exaggerate something.

Don't exaggerate

Don't provide excessive information or exaggeration.

Huwag mamulmol

exaggeration

The process of making excessive stories or talking.

pamulmol

pitiful

His face looks so pitiful; I can't bear to see him sad.

Sobrang mamulmol ang mukha niya, di ko na siya makitang nalulungkot.

sympathy

The children in the street looked so pitiful, so I donated food.

Ang mamulmol ng mga bata sa lansangan, kaya't nag-donate ako ng pagkain.