"Wali" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
wáli - Sermon, lecture; to preach, lecture,
discourse on, declaim, hold forth. Iwáli mo
sa íla inâ. Walíhan mo silá sinâ. Preach it
(that) to them. Give them a lecture about it.
Anó ang ginwáli sang párì kaína? What
was the parish priest preaching about this
morning? Maáyo siá magwáli. He is a
good preacher (lecturer, orator). Buás sa
ága may wáli (sa) nahanungúd sang
(sa)——. Tomorrow morning there will be a
sermon about——. Ginwalíhan níya kamí
sang maáyo nga batásan. He gave us a
lecture on right conduct. (cf. láygay).
wáli n {1} sermon.
{2} lecture read to s.
o.
who has done s.t.
wrong.
v [A; c1] {1} deliver a sermon.
{2} lecture s.
o.
Ayaw gánì akug walíhi dihà arun dì ka masípà, Read me a lecture, woman, and your head will crack like it never cracked before.
mag-r-() n preacher.
Lyndon Johnson knew how to make the most of such enthusiasm and how to play on it and intensify it. He wanted his audience to become involved. He wanted their hands up in the air. And having been a schoolteacher he knew how to get their hands up. He began, in his speeches, to ask questions.
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walí-wáli - Dim. and Freq. of wáli—to preach, lecture, etc.
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