กลั้น

glân

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] hold in; restrain (breath/tears/urine/etc.)

to hold in or restrain something such as breath, tears, laughter, or urine; not letting it out

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กลั้นglânกลั้นglân1[to] suppress; stifle (feelings/impulses)2[to] hold in; restrain (breath/tears/urine/etc.)หายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai1[to] breathe; respire2[to] gasp; wheeze; breathe with difficulty
I hold my breath.
2NounB1

[to] suppress; stifle (feelings/impulses)

to deliberately suppress or stifle an impulse, emotion, or reaction from being expressed

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptกลั้นglânกลั้นglân1[to] suppress; stifle (feelings/impulses)2[to] hold in; restrain (breath/tears/urine/etc.)ความโกรธkwaam gròhtความโกรธkwaam gròhtanger; wrathไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ตึงเครียดdteung krîatตึงเครียดdteung krîattense; strained; stressful
He tried to suppress his anger during the meeting to keep the atmosphere from becoming tense.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

อั้นânอั้นân1[to] hold back; suppress2backed up; congested3price-capped; frozen (prices)
  • [to] hold back; suppress
  • backed up; congested
  • price-capped; frozen (prices)
อดกลั้นòt-glânอดกลั้นòt-glân1[to] restrain oneself; forbear2self-restraint; forbearance
  • [to] restrain oneself; forbear
  • self-restraint; forbearance
สะกดsà-gòtสะกดsà-gòt1[to] spell [sth]2[to] hypnotize [sb]3[to] entrance; captivate4[to] suppress; hold back
  • [to] spell [sth]
  • [to] hypnotize [sb]
  • [to] entrance; captivate
  • [to] suppress; hold back
ข่มkòmข่มkòm1[to] suppress; restrain (feelings/impulses)2[to] intimidate; cow; bully3[to] overpower; subdue; dominate; oppress4[to] mortify; humiliate (make feel inferior)5[to] hold in check (pain/symptoms)
  • [to] suppress; restrain (feelings/impulses)
  • [to] intimidate; cow; bully
  • [to] overpower; subdue; dominate; oppress
  • [to] mortify; humiliate (make feel inferior)
  • [to] hold in check (pain/symptoms)