Meaning of galing

grind

v. 1. mill something or grind in a mill. Mugaling sila sa tubu run, They’ll mill the sugarcane now. Galinga ang kapi, Grind the coffee; 2. turn a wheel or crank to run some sort of machine; 2a. spin cotton into thread; 2b. turn the crank of a cable; 3. make a motion picture. Ang ‘Safari’ didtu níla galinga sa Aprika, ‘Safari’ was filmed in Africa. (←) v. do intense milling. Naggáling run sa tubu kay madáut ug taudtauran, They are rushing to mill the sugarcane now because it will spoil if the milling is delayed. -an n. 1. mill for grinding something; 2. spinning wheel. galinggaling n. another name for the bug called daging, so called because children play with it, tying a string to its waist and letting it fly around in circles.

v. make a post, tree, or anything rooted to the ground face a different direction or straighten up without removing it from its foundations or roots by means of ropes. Galíngun nátù ang dakung mangga, Let’s straighten up the mango tree. — nang — words uttered while letting a baby stand on one’s lap and allowing it to sway back and forth. galinggáling v. move or rock sidewise something rooted or stuck, usually to loosen it. Gigalinggáling níya ang pusti nga íyang hulbútun, He moved the post that he is going to uproot back and forth.

see ugáling.