Meaning of pugwat

pugwat

Cebuano

v. startle someone that is asleep or so engrossed in something that he is oblivious of his surroundings. Napugwat ang bátà sa pagbutu sa libintadur, The child was startled out of his sleep when the firecracker exploded. Pugwátun ku siya sa íyang paghinuktuk, I’ll startle her out of her deep thought.