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kĕung kwăang

Meanings

1NounB2

imposing; overbearing; intimidating

having a stern, formidable, or intimidating manner or appearance; overbearing.

Examples

หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefคนใหม่kon màiคนใหม่kon mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoท่าทางtâa taangท่าทางtâa taang1gesture; posture2manner; air; look (suggesting outcome)3it looks like; seemsขึงขวางkĕung kwăangขึงขวางkĕung kwăang1imposing; overbearing; intimidating2[to] posture intimidatingly; act overbearingแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)มองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look atก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เกร็งgrengเกร็งgreng1[to] tense up; tighten (muscles)2tense; stiff; uptight3[to] speculate; bet on price moves (finance)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The new boss has an intimidating manner; just looking at him makes me feel tense.
2NounC1

[to] posture intimidatingly; act overbearing

to act in a stern, formidable, or overbearing way to intimidate others.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำท่าtam tâaทำท่าtam tâa1[to] pose; strike a pose; make a gesture2[to] act as if; look like [one is about to do sth]3[to] make a face; pull a faceขึงขวางkĕung kwăangขึงขวางkĕung kwăang1imposing; overbearing; intimidating2[to] posture intimidatingly; act overbearingใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ลูกน้องlôok nóngลูกน้องlôok nóng1subordinate; junior staff; underling2follower in a gang or groupเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ไม่พอใจmâi por jaiไม่พอใจmâi por jai[to be] dissatisfied; displeased; unhappy (with [sth]/[sb])
He likes to act intimidatingly towards his subordinates when he's displeased.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขึงkĕungขึงkĕung1[to] stretch tight; pull taut2[to] string up; hang up (by tying)3taut; tight (of surface or fabric)4stern; severe (expression or manner)Part 1
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ขวางkwăangขวางkwăang1block; obstruct [sth]2across; crosswise3contrary; obstructive (of a person)Part 2
ขึงขวางkĕung kwăangขึงขวางkĕung kwăangimposing; overbearing; intimidating