dumugin
dumugín with stress marks
to swarm [him/her/it]
From root: dumog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinumog
di-NU-mog
swarmed
Present (Incomplete)
dinudumog
di-nu-DU-mog
is being swarmed
Future (Contemplated)
dudumugin
du-du-mu-GIN
will be swarmed
Usage Note
Dumugin is the object-focus form of dumog, conveying simultaneous assault or overwhelming convergence on a single target — crowds mobbing a celebrity, reporters surrounding a politician, or attackers overwhelming a defender. It carries a sense of collective, uncoordinated force directed at the target in focus.
Examples
" Dumugin ng mga tao ang artista. "
Natural Translation
People swarm the celebrity.
Literal Translation
Swarm by people the celebrity.
" Posible na dumugin ng mga tagahanga ang artista. "
Natural Translation
It is possible for fans to swarm the celebrity.
Literal Translation
Possible to swarm by fan the celebrity.
" Hindi inaasahan ng manlalaro na dumugin siya ng mga mamamahayag pagkababa pa lamang niya sa eroplano. "
Natural Translation
The athlete did not expect to be swarmed by reporters the moment he stepped off the plane.
Literal Translation
Not expected by athlete to swarm he/she by reporters upon-getting-off only him from plane.
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