Tumigiltigil (en. To halt)

tu-mi-gil-ti-gil

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of doing something to stop the flow of a process.

The rain halted with the arrival of the sun.

Tumigiltigil ang ulan sa pagdating ng araw.

The stopping or halting of a person or thing.

He halted his participation in the game.

Tumigiltigil siya sa paglahok sa laro.

From the term 'tigiltigil' meaning to cut off or halt.

halted in the conversation

stopped or became silent in the dialogue.

tumigiltigil sa usapan

halt

The action of stopping or cutting off something.

tigiltigil

to hold back or stop changing emotions

Clara stopped crying and just held back while staring at her friend's happy face.

Tumigil sa pag-iyak si Clara at tumigiltigil na lang sa pagtitig sa masayang mukha ng kanyang kaibigan.

overthinking or worrying too much

Jhon seems to be overthinking about what to do next in life.

Parang nagtigiltigil si Jhon sa kung anong susunod niyang gagawin sa buhay.