Pagbabaluktot (en. Twisting)

/pag-ba-ba-luk-tot/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A process of creating a twisted or distorted shape.

The twisting of materials is necessary in art making.

Ang pagbabaluktot ng materyales ay kinakailangan sa paggawa ng sining.

The action of bending or twisting something.

The twisting of the cable causes its damage.

Ang pagbabaluktot ng kable ay nagdudulot ng pagkasira nito.

verb

The act of making something twisted or bent.

You need to twist the wood to get the right shape.

Kailangan mong pagbabaluktot ang kahoy upang makuha ang tamang hugis.

derived from the root word 'baluktot' with the prefix 'pag-'

twisting of truth

The process of creating false information.

pagbabaluktot ng katotohanan

twisted

The state of being twisted or having a distorted shape.

baluktot

Twisting the truth

Don't go back to twisting the truth, just tell the truth!

Huwag kang bumalik sa pagbabaluktot, sabihin mo ang totoo!

Being annoying or pretending

There he goes again, twisting his words again.

Yan na naman siya, nagbabaluktot na naman sa mga sinasabi niya.

Trying to get what one wants through unfair means

It's like twisting things that he's doing to get that position.

Parang pagbabaluktot ang ginagawa niya para makuha yung posisyon.