Mangungulti (en. Sci-fy)

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Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of teasing or scaring someone.

Sometimes it is hard to frighten children because they are easily scared.

Minsan ay mahirap mangungulti sa mga bata dahil sila'y madaling matakot.

Creating fear or anxiety in others.

He pretended to be a ghost to scare his friends.

Nagpanggap siya bilang multo upang mangungulti sa kanyang mga kaibigan.

An activity often performed during celebrations or Halloween.

Children often scare on Halloween.

Ang mga bata ay madalas mangungulti tuwing Halloween.

to scare like a ghost

acting to frighten using a ghostly appearance

mangungulti ng multo

naughty

Often spoken about in activities related to scaring or teasing.

kulit

To rise or move suddenly like a ghost, often used in jokes.

He suddenly appeared, that guy just ghosted us out of nowhere.

Nandiyan na pala siya, mangungulti na sumpungin na lang yan.

To frighten others or not introduce oneself to pretend to be a ghost.

That kid looks like he's going to scare everyone from inside the closet.

Parang mangungulti yung bata sa loob ng aparador.

To join in on the fun or look ghostly.

Sometimes, in the chaos of the party, we also look like we're ghosting around here.

Minsan, sa gulo ng party, parang mangungulti na rin tayo dito.