Meaning of wáswas, wás-was

wáswas, wás-was

Hiligaynon

To shake out clothes, a blanket, a sack, etc.; to beat or strike against. Iwáswas ang sáko, agúd maggwâ kag madágdag ang íya (sinâ nga) sulúd. Shake the sack that its contents may come out and drop down. Waswasí siá sang sílhig. Strike him with the broom. (see yásyas, dáldal, dásdas, hohô, linô).