Meaning of "surprise"

surprise •

n.
• • 1. a feeling caused by something unexpected: gulat, pagkagulat, mangha, pagkamangha, gitla, pagkagitla, pagkabigla, taka, pagtataka
  • 2. something unexpected: sorpresa

adj.
• • surprising, that is not expected: di akalain, biglaan, di inaasahan

v.
• • 1. to catch unprepared, to come upon suddenly: bumigla, biglain
  • 2. to astonish: manggulat, gumulat, gulatin
  • 3. to be or become astonished: magulat, magtaka, mabigla, magitla

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shout

v.
• • 1. to call or cry loudly and vigorously: sumigaw, sigawan, humiyaw, hiyawan
  • 2. to talk very loudly with anger: magbunganga, bumulyaw, bulyawan, bumulas, bulasin

n.
• • 1. a loud, vigorous call or cry: sigaw, hiyaw
  • 2. a shout due to surprise, fright: tili
  • 3. to shout a person down, to silence a person by very loud talk: bumulyaw, bulyawan, sumigaw, sigawan

word

n.
• • 1. a sound or group or sounds that has meaning: salita
  • 2. the writing or printing that stands for a word: salita
  • 3. words, sometimes means angry talk: sagutan, pagsasagutan, taltalan, pagtataltalan
  • 4. a short talk: sandaling pakikipagusap, maikling pag-uusap
  • 5. a brief expression: maikling pangungusap
  • 6. command, order: utos, salita, atas
  • 7. a promise: pangako
  • 8. news: balita

v.
• • 1. to put into words: magsalita, salitain, magsabi, sabihin
  • 2. by word of mouth, orally or by spoken words: sa salita, sa bibig
  • 3. upon my word means (a) I promise: nangangako ako, ipinangangako ko (b) exclamation of surprise: aba
  • 4. word for word: letra por letra

look

n.
• • look (Tagalog) bay, gulf

v.
• • look (English) 1. to see, to direct the eyes at: tumingin, tingnan, magmasid, masdan
  • 2. to face: humarap
  • 3. to scrutinize: magmatyag, matyagan, magmasid, masdan, pag-masdan
  • 4. to seem, to appear: magmukha, mag-anyo
  • 5. to look around : lumingon, magpalingun-lingon
  • 6. to look around stupidly or in a gawking manner: tumanga-tanga
  • 7. to look at comtemptuously or angrily: umirap, irapan
  • 8. to look at with surprise or curiosity: tumunganga, matunganga
  • 9. to look down on someone: matahin, liitin
  • 10. to look hard, stare: tumitig, titigan, dumilat, dilatan, pandilatan
  • 11. to look on: manood
  • 12. to look out of a window: dumungaw, manungaw, dungawin, sumungaw, sungawin
  • 13. to look over, to examine: siyasatin, tingnan
  • 14. to look upward: tumingala, tingalain

n.
• • 1. the act of looking: tingin, pagtingin
  • 2. a fierce or scornful look: irap, pag-irap
  • 3. a fixed look, stare: titig, pagtitig
  • 4. a glance: sulyap, pagsulyap
  • 5. appearance: anyo, itsura, hitsura, ayos

what

pron.
• • 1. used in asking questions about persons or things: ano, anu-ano
  • 2. that which, anything that, any that: kung ano interj. "what" is often used to show surprise, liking, dislike, or other feeling: ano

indeed

adv.
• • 1. in fact: sa katotohanan, sa katunayan
  • 2. really: talaga nga, totoo nga interj. expression of surprise: talaga, tunay, totoo

well

adv.
• • 1. all right, in a satisfactory, favorable, or good manner: mabuti, mahusay, kasiya-siya, magaling
  • 2. thoroughly, in detail: lubos, lahat, ganap, mabuti
  • 3. much, to a considerable degree: marami, malaki

adj.
• • 1. in good health: mabuti, magaling, malakas, malusog
  • 2. satisfactory, good, right, nice: mabuti, mahusay, magaling, mainam, maganda
  • 3. "well" is sometimes used to show mild surprise or merely to fill in: aba, buweno, siya
  • 4. well off means (a) in good condition: nasa mabuting kalagayan (b) fairly rich: may kaya sa buhay, nakaririwasa, mariwasa, mayaman

aba

intj.
• • aba! an exclamation of surprise, wonder or disgust, emphatic denial

pala

n.
• • 1. pala, shovel, spade
  • 2. pala part. so, as in Ikaw pala, meaning, it is you; an exclamation of surprise
  • 3. pala part. when used after hindi, expresses contrast with one's expectation, a reversal. Ang isip ko'y balat lamang ng itlog ito, hindi pala, kundi itlog na buo. I thought this was only an eggshell, but no, it was a whole egg.

gulat

n.
• • shock manggulat; gulatin (mang-:-in)

v.
• • to frighten, to surprise, to shock someone. Ginulat mo naman ako! You frightened me!

ay

intj.
• • ay! an exclamation of surprise or pain

sus

intj.
• • sus! an exclamation of surprise or disapproval, abbreviation for Hesus, Jesus

ha

int.
• • interrogative meaning: What is it?, What do you mean?, What's that again? [syn. ano?, ano kamo?] part. interrogative particle meaning: Do you understand? [syn. Alam mo na ba, ha?] part. exclamatory interrogative particle with the element of surprise or reproach: Is that so? [syn. Ganoon pala, ha? So that's what it is, huh?]
  • 2.) ha! intj. (deprecatingly) So!, (reproachingly) So, that's it!, particle producing laughter (in series) Ha! Ha! Ha!