Ngatain (en. To nibble)

/ŋəˈtɑɪn/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

An action of chewing or biting pieces.

Nibble on the fried items on the plate.

Ngatain mo ang mga prito sa plato.

The act of nibbling or gnawing at something gently.

While distracted, he nibbled on the candy.

Sa kanyang pagka-abala, nagngatain siya ng kendi.

Nibbling on food in small quantities.

He likes to nibble on nuts while studying.

Mahilig siyang ngatain ang mga mani habang nag-aaral.

From the root word 'ngat' meaning to bite or consume in small pieces.

nibbling on food

The act of taking small bites of food accompanied by licking or chewing.

ngatain ng pagkain

ngat

The root word of 'ngatain' that describes gnawing or chewing.

ngat

hey! or just blow it off! (informal way to dismiss someone or something)

Just blow off those bad vibes, just chill!

Ngatain mo na lang yung mga bad vibes na yan, chill ka lang!

that's enough, it's pointless

That's enough with that drama, it doesn't even matter!

Ngatain na 'yang drama na 'yan, wala namang saysay!

just relax

Just chill, it's not that heavy!

Ngatain na, relax ka na, hindi naman ganun kabigat!