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Holding Back in Tagalog

The best Filipino / Tagalog translation for the English word holding back.

The English word "holding back" can be translated as the following words in Tagalog:

1.) tumpík - [noun] prudery; prudishness; being restrained; holding back more...

2.) pigilan - [verb] to prevent something; to stop someone/something; to hold something back; to block something; to prevent something; to hinder something Example Sentences Available Icon

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3.) magtimpî - [verb] to control one's self; to refrain; to hold one's self back more...

4.) bumimbín - [verb] to hold back more...

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