List of Cebuano words starting with the letter W - Page 29

v. remove something from oneself with a motion of rapid shaking. Nangwilik (miwilik) siya humag hunaw, He shook the water off his hands after washing; n. action of flicking something off of oneself. Giwilik níya ang íyang itsay nga mikulabyun níya, He shook off his girl as she was clinging to his shoulders.

n. wheelchair; v. ride or convey someone in a wheelchair.

v. 1. sprinkle something on something Walà ku makawilwig sa tanum, I haven’t gotten around to sprinkling the plants yet. Wilwígi (wilwigi) únà ug diyútayng klinsir únà kuskúsa, Sprinkle a little bit of cleansing powder over it before you scrub it. 1a. hand around money for bribes. Kun walà pa muwilwig ug kwarta dílì untà makadaug sa iliksiyun, If he had not tossed money around, he would not have won the election.

v. smash someone in the face hard enough to distort it. Ayaw na lag supaksupak dihà kay wilwígun ku run nang nawung mu, You’d better stop talking back like that or I’ll smash your face so no one can recognize it.

n. windblown hairstyle, cut and curled so that the ends turn outward and to the front; v. 1. wear the hair or fix it in the windblown style.

see bintus.

v. go window-shopping.

a. deflected, crooked line or row; v. 1. for a line to be deflected. Muwíngig (mawíngig) ang linya kun tandugun ang rúlir, The line will be deflected if the ruler is nudged; 2. knock the face with a force hard enough to turn it to one side, be knocked. Muwíngig (mawíngig) giyud nang ímung nawung ug ákung hisagpaan, Your head will spin if I slap your face.

n. well-developed muscles in the region around the scapula, toward the sides under the arm. Dagkug wings si Mistir Amirika, Mr. America has well-developed muscles on his back under his arms; v. get good-sized muscles in this region.

v. push the sides of something apart forcefully with both hands to make an opening. Átung wingwíngun (iwingwing) ang bàbà sa bátà ug dì muinum sa tambal, Let’s force the child’s mouth open if he refuses to take the medicine.

n. kind of dodge ball game with two teams; v. play dodge ball.

v. mistreat, step all over (humorous for daugdáug—see daug). Ábi pubri man ku, ímu lang kung winirwinírun, Just because I’m poor, you step all over me.

n. windshield.

n. oil of wintergreen. paN- v. apply oil of wintergreen on oneself.

a. garment that has been worn for some time without being washed (humorous—play on was-anwír).

see líraw, lirawliraw. see líraw.

v. hit the volleyball with a spin. Walúpa ang búla, ayawg iwiris, Hit the ball squarely. Don’t put a spin on it; n. hit the volleyball with a spin. wiriswiris v. scribble, write or draw squiggly lines. Adris nga giwiriswiris sa papil, An address scribbled on a piece of paper. Giwiriswirisan ku ang íyang ritrátu sa kalágut, In my anger I scribbled all over his picture.

v. 1. for a light to flicker or for the vision to be blurred, as when one is dizzy. Nagwiriwiri ang ákung panan-aw sa pagtindug nákù, I kept seeing stars when I stood up. Hángin ang nakawiriwiri (nakapawiriwiri) sa sígas sugà, The gust of wind caused the light to flicker; 2. twisting and wriggling like worms, wrigglers. Ug ayúhun pagtan-aw daghang nagwiriwiri sa súkà, If you look at the vinegar closely you’ll see lots of wriggling things in it; a. wavering, flickering vision or light; n. wriggling things, e.g. mosquito wrigglers. (←) v. move something to and fro with a quick, jerky or shaking motion. Ig-abut nákù muwiriwíri dáyun ang íkug sa ákung irù, As soon as my dog sees me it wags its tail immediately.

see wist baskit.

v. have wisdom teeth. Pagkabátà pa nímu giwisdáman ka na? You have a wisdom tooth at your age? — tut n. wisdom tooth.