magngaligkig
magngaligkíg with stress marks
to shiver
From root: ngaligkig
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagngaligkig
nag-nga-lig-KIG
shivered
Present (Incomplete)
nagngangaligkig
nag-nga-nga-lig-KIG
is shivering
Future (Contemplated)
magngangaligkig
mag-nga-nga-lig-KIG
will shiver
Usage Note
Magngaligkig is the actor-focus mag- form of ngaligkig, a vividly onomatopoeic word whose sound echoes the chattering and shaking it describes. It is used in colloquial speech for both cold-induced shivering and the trembling brought on by fear or intense excitement.
Examples
" Nagngaligkig ako sa lamig. "
Natural Translation
I shivered from the cold.
Literal Translation
Shivered I in cold.
" Nagsimula magngaligkig ang bata dahil sa matinding ginaw. "
Natural Translation
The child started to shiver because of the intense cold.
Literal Translation
Started to shiver the child because of intense cold.
" Habang naghihintay kami sa labas ng ospital, nagngaligkig ang buo kong katawan hindi dahil sa ginaw kundi sa takot. "
Natural Translation
While we waited outside the hospital, my whole body was shivering not because of the cold but out of fear.
Literal Translation
While waiting we outside of hospital, shivering the whole my body not because of cold but in fear.
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