กะปริบกะปรอย(gà-bprìp-gà-bproi)
Meanings
1AdverbB2
intermittently; in dribs and drabs
happening in small, intermittent amounts; little by little (often used to describe drizzling rain, trickling liquids, or spotting blood)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainกะปริบกะปรอยgà-bprìp-gà-bproiกะปริบกะปรอยgà-bprìp-gà-bproiintermittently; in dribs and drabsทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole dayเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ตากdtàakตากdtàak1to dry; air-dry; sun-dry2to expose (to sun/air)3Tak (province)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: piece/bolt of cloth (Thai classifier)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แห้งhâengแห้งhâeng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; [to] become dry3plain (no soup/sauce)4dry (skin/air/condition)5stingy; unemotional; dry humor (colloq.)
It's been drizzling intermittently all day today, so the laundry won't dry.