Meaning of utingkay

utingkay

Cebuano

v. 1. disarrange something, usually in searching for something Dì ku gustung inyung utingkáyun ang mga libru sa laybrari, I don’t want you to disarrange the books in the library; 1a. find, come across something in ransacking or searching through. Nakautingkay kug buláwan sa sulud sa kaban, I came across a piece of gold in rummaging through the trunk; 2. go into the details of something to find out about it. Sa kurti utingkáyun ang tanan nga nahitabù báhin sa kásu, In court all facts surrounding the case will be examined in detail; 2a. find out by ransacking details. Nautingkayan na hinúun ang makauúlaw níyang kagahápun, They stumbled over the shameful details of her past.