"Lisi" is a word in ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON
v. /AG-/ to get out of the way. /-UM-, MANG-:-AN/ to get out of the way of, to avoid, evade. /MANGI-: I-/ to get out of th. way to keep away from. Ilisim ta bagim ti ringgor. Keep yourself away from trouble.
lísi - To look about curiously or searchingly,
let one’s eyes wander as when visiting a
new place or the like. Anó ang ginalísi mo?
What are you looking at so curiously? Why
are you so curiously looking about? Indì ka
maglísi. Do not let your eyes wander so
curiously. Don’t gaze about you so
inquisitively. Sang pagabút sádto nga
bukídnon sa Manílà naglísi siá nga daw
lipóng sa katingála bangúd sang madámù
nga mga baláy nga dalágkù. When that
mountaineer arrived in Manila he stared
about him as if beside himself with
astonishment on account of the many large
buildings. Hinúgay sang lísi nga súbung
sang isá ka dalákpon. Don’t look so
excitedly about you as if you were (a
criminal) to be arrested.
No, thanks," said Harry. "The toilet's never had anything as horrible as your head down it— it might be sick." Then he ran, before Dudley could work out what he'd said.
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