Paggupilpil (en. Grinding)

/paggʊpɪlpɪl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A process of grinding or crushing material until it becomes fine particles or powder.

Grinding grains is done to obtain flour.

Ang paggupilpil ng butil ay ginagawa upang makuha ang flour.

An action aimed at achieving a finer form of something.

Spices need grinding for tastier food.

Kailangan ang paggupilpil ng mga pampalasa para sa mas masarap na pagkain.

verb

The act of forming finer pieces from rough material.

Grinding is needed to make powder from charcoal.

Paggupilpil ang kailangan upang makagawa ng powder mula sa kahoy na uling.

Root word: 'gupil' meaning 'sharpening' or 'refinement'.

grinding of grains

Process of grinding grains to make flour.

paggupilpil ng butil

gupil

Root word referring to the process of smoothing or sharpening something.

gupil

to ruin or annoy others

Stop being a nuisance and just focus on your project.

Huwag ka nang magpaggupilpil, mag-focus ka na lang sa project mo.

getting on someone's nerves or causing trouble

Enough with the pestering, your crush isn't noticing you.

Tama na ang paggupilpil, hindi ka pinapansin ng crush mo.

pretending or wasting time

You're just being obnoxious in online class, just study already.

Ang dami mong paggupilpil sa online class, mag-aral na lang.

trying to be cute or experimental

Why are you being so extra? That's not appealing to her.

Bakit ka nagpapaggupilpil, hindi yan nakaka-appeal sa kanya.