Tumabingi (en. To tilt)

tuˈmabinɡi

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The action of tilting or changing position from straight.

That tree tilted because of the strong wind.

Ang punong iyon ay tumabingi dahil sa malakas na hangin.

Having a non-straight form or position.

His picture tilted on the wall after the cat jumped on it.

Tumabingi ang kanyang larawan sa dingding matapos itong pasukin ng pusa.

The action of turning an object to one side.

The table tilted when someone sat on it.

Tumabingi ang mesa nang may umupo dito.

Formed from the root word 'tabingi' meaning not straight.

the road tilted

the road is not straight and has a slant.

tumabingi ang daan

slanted

Condition of being not straight or not properly positioned.

tabingi

went off course or wasn't straight

The road to our house went off course.

Tumabingi yung kalsada papuntang bahay namin.

made a mistake or overshot

The result of my exam went wrong, I thought I did well!

Tumabingi yung resulta ng exam ko, akala ko mataas na!