From root: gilid
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nangilid
na-NGI-lid
welled up
Present (Incomplete)
nangingilid
na-ngi-NGI-lid
welling up
Future (Contemplated)
mangingilid
ma-ngi-NGI-lid
will well up
Usage Note
Mangilid is typically used in the phrase 'mangilid ang luha' to describe tears starting to well up in the eyes due to intense emotion. It carries a poetic or dramatic nuance and is frequently encountered in Tagalog literature, songs, and soap operas.
Examples
" Nangilid ang luha niya. "
Natural Translation
Her tears welled up.
Literal Translation
Welled-up the tears his/her.
" Nagsimulang mangilid ang kanyang luha. "
Natural Translation
Her tears started to well up.
Literal Translation
Started to well up the his/her tears.
" Nangilid ang luha ng ina nang makita niyang naglalakad nang mag-isa ang kanyang anak sa entablado. "
Natural Translation
The mother's tears welled up when she saw her child walking alone on the stage.
Literal Translation
Welled-up the tears of mother when saw she-that walking alone the her child on stage.
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