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(B) Stubborn, disobedient, unheeding, refractory, unruly, wilful, perverse, self-willed; to be or become stubborn, etc. Balít-ad nga táo, bátà, etc. A stubborn person, child, etc. Indì ka magbalít-ad. Don't be stubborn. Indì mo akó pagbalit-arán. Don't be stubborn with me. Iníng bátà maáyo sádto, ápang karón nagbalít-ad. This child used to be good before, but now it has become refractory or wilful. Indì ko siá pagbatónon, kay nabalit-arán akó sa íya. I will not receive him, for he is too unruly for me. (see batinggílan, dî, manínggol, kabalán).
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(H) Hone, whetstone; stimulant, incitement, instigation, (balít).
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To whet, grind, sharpen, hone, put an edge on; to incite, urge, set on. Balitá ang labáha (nabáha). Sharpen the razor. Ibalít akó ánay sang ákon nabáha. Please, sharpen my razor for me. Indì mo siá pagbalitón sa pagpakigáway. Don't incite him to fight. (see báid).
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To sharpen, etc. See balít.
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Stubborn, perverse, dogged, sullen, sulky, obstinate, mulish, disobedient, wilful, self-willed, unyielding, strong-headed, pig-headed; to be or become stubborn, etc. Sán-o pa ikáw magbatinggílan? When did you become so stubborn? Sádto maáyo siá nga bátà, ápang karón nagbatinggílan. He was a good boy before, but now he has become wilful. (see dîmanínggol, balít-ad, paganót).
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(H) To provoke, excite, nettle, sting, enrage, exasperate, tease, irritate, make angry. Indì mo akó paggalitón. Don't make me angry. Gingalít níya ang ákon idô nga nagalokó sa báid. He teased the dog that was lying in the corner. Indì ka maggalít siníng karabáw, kay magasúngay (magapanúngay). Don't enrage this buffalo, for he will strike with his horns. (see balít).
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To stumble, make a false step and reel in consequence without falling altogether, to lose one's balance (by slipping, etc.) and to regain it with some effort; to struggle, make great efforts to escape (as a child struggling to get away from the arms of its nurse, or the like). (see balít-ad, tikháyà, pólok, rímpwal).