magngabngab
magngábngab with stress marks
to chomp
From root: ngabngab
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagngabngab
nag-NGAB-ngab
chomped
Present (Incomplete)
nagngangabngab
nag-nga-NGAB-ngab
is chomping
Future (Contemplated)
magngangabngab
mag-nga-NGAB-ngab
will chomp
Usage Note
Magngabngab is the actor-focus form of ngabngab, describing the act of chomping or gnawing at food noisily, often with enthusiasm or greed. It is informal and slightly humorous in register, most naturally applied to children or animals eating with abandon.
Examples
" Mahilig magngabngab ang bata. "
Natural Translation
The child loves to chomp.
Literal Translation
Fond to-chomp the child.
" Mahilig magngabngab ng buto ang aso sa likod-bahay. "
Natural Translation
The dog loves to chomp on bones in the backyard.
Literal Translation
Fond to chomp of bone the dog in backyard.
" Tuwing kakain ng manok ang aso namin, magngangabngab ito nang ubos-lakas hanggang sa mauwi sa basag na buto ang lahat. "
Natural Translation
Whenever our dog eats chicken, it chomps with all its might until everything ends up as cracked bones.
Literal Translation
Every will-eat of chicken the dog our, will-chomp it with full-strength until to end-up at cracked of bone the all.
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