tumining
tumíning with stress marks
to settle
From root: tining
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumining
tu-MI-ning
settled
Present (Incomplete)
tumitining
tu-mi-TI-ning
is settling
Future (Contemplated)
titining
ti-TI-ning
will settle
Usage Note
Tumining is the actor-focus form of tining, describing sediment settling to the bottom of a liquid or — figuratively — emotions or a tense situation calming down. The figurative sense is especially common after arguments or crises, where one might wait for things to tumining before addressing the issue.
Examples
" Hayaan mong tumining ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
Let the water settle.
Literal Translation
Let you to-settle the water.
" Kailangan mong hayaang tumining ang kape bago ito inumin. "
Natural Translation
You need to let the coffee settle before drinking it.
Literal Translation
Need you to-let to-settle the coffee before this to-drink.
" Naghintay muna kami na tumining ang mga emosyon bago namin pinag-usapan ang naging sanhi ng aming malaking away. "
Natural Translation
We first waited for emotions to settle before we discussed what caused our big argument.
Literal Translation
Waited first we that to-settle the emotions before we discussed the became cause of our big argument.
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