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To rue, repent of, be contrite, be penitent, be sorry for, to feel-compunction,-remorse, to regret. Maghinúlsul ka sang ímo mga salâ-or-Hinulsulán mo ang ímo mga salâ. Be sorry for-or-repent of your sins. Pahinulsulá siá ánay sang íya mga salá. Let him first make an act of contrition for his sins. Kon walâ sing paghinúlsul, walâ man sing patáwad. Without contrition there is no forgiveness. (see ngúsul, núlsul, sákit, subô).
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Remains of food adhering to the inside of a cooking utensil and softened by water. Also verb. Hinumáwa (humáwa) ang dokót sang kólon. Soak with water and loosen the scrapings of the kettle. (see húmaw).
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Thought, sentence, idea, view, remark; to exchange views on a subject, speak about, talk over, think upon, dwell upon, ponder. Nagahinun-ánon silá nahanungúd sa bág-o nga ley. They are exchanging views on the new law. Naghinun-ánon siá nga--. He was thinking that--. Naghinun-ánon silá sang íla karabáw nga nadúlà. They were conferring together about the lost buffalo. (see hunâhúnà, dúmdum, paíno-íno, hámbal, sugilánon, hambárò, hambalánon, pamúlong).
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Climax, apex, acme, culmination; to be absorbed, immersed, engrossed, be at the acme of, reach the height or summit of. Nagahinurungán gid ang íla sugilánon nga walâ silá makabatî sang panóktok sa ganháan. Their conversation was so animated that they did not hear the knock at the door.
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Dense, affording shade, shady, etc. See hilábong. Also: Screen, cover; supernumerary, substitute, stop-gap, filling a vacancy or just increasing the number of. Siá amó ang isá sang mga manugkánta nga hirábong lang. He is only a supernumerary of the (regular) singers. Iníng mga daándaán nga hénero ibutáng mo lang nga hirábong sa kílid sang altár. Use these old cloths as a cover for the sides of the altar.
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To be stingy, give little, treat in a miserly way, be parsimonious, shabby, mean, niggardly, close, "penny-wise". Ginhirasán lang níya ang íya útud sang mánggad nga íla pinanúblì. He gave his brother only a small amount of the property they inherited. Indì mo paghirasán ang ímo libáyon sing tinápay. Don't treat your young brother so stingily in the matter of bread.
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The neighing of a horse; to neigh. Ang kabáyo nagahiríhirí. The horse neighs. Anó ang ginahiríhirí mo nga daw kabáyo? Why are you neighing like a horse? Ginhiríhirihán akó sang kabáyo. The horse neighed at me or at my approach. Ang íya nga pagkádlaw daw hiríhirí sang kabáyo. His laughter is like the neighing of a horse.
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(Sp. hierro, herrar) Mark, brand; to mark or brand with an iron. May híro ang kabáyo. The horse is branded. Magahíro akó sang ákon karakáw. I will brand my buffalo. Magapahíro akó sang ákon báka. I will have my cow branded. Sa taghiriró madámù nga mga háyup ang pagahiróhan. During the branding season many domestic animals will be marked. (see márka, doón, óso, úso).
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High, elevated, above, eminent, elated, lofty, tall, towering; above, before, previously, some lines or pages back. Ibutáng mo ang krús sa hitáas sang simbáhan. Put the cross on the highest point of the church. Ang nasámbit sa hitáas--. What has been stated above or before--. (see táas).
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Management, contrivance, resourcefulness, machination, ways and means. Maáyo silá sing hitôhítò. Their management is good, (they are managing well). They are quite resourceful. Maáyo ang íla hitôhítò sang piniliáy. Their election-campaign is well managed or organized. (See pahitôhítò-to manage, etc.).
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Cut up, cut in slices or pieces, dissected. Hiwâ na ang báboy sang ámon paglígad sa ihawán. The pig was cut in pieces when we passed the butcher's shop. (see híwà).
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To loll or hang out the tongue; to flirt, be a coquette. Nagahiwál ang dílà sang idô, kay ginahápò sang dalágan. The dog's tongue is hanging out, for he is tired from running. Pahiwalá ang dílà mo. Put out your tongue. (see diwál).
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A spell, bewitchment, charm, fascination; to bewitch, throw a spell over, cause evil by witchcraft. Nahiwitán siá. He was bewitched, (got sick from a spell). Ginhiwitán siá sang manughiwít. He came under the influence of the sorcerer. He was put under an evil spell by the spell-binder. (see bárang).
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To clean or scrape with an edged tool (as a chisel, shovel or the like). Hodhodá (-rá) ang bulíng sa síya. Scrape the dirt off the chair. Ihódhod ang tigíb sa lamésa. Scrape the table with the chisel. Hodhodí ang lamésa nga natolóan sang espérma sang kandílà. Scrape the table on which candle-grease has dropped. Ginhodhodán níla sang pála ang binít sang kalóg túbtub nga nagsaláma. They scraped the edge of the ditch with a shovel till it became even.