ตอดๆ(dtòt dtòt)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] nibble continuously; [to] bite gently
to nibble continuously or bite gently and repeatedly, often referring to fish or small animals
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisเท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3classifier: pairs of footwear/socks4[to] step on; treadแช่châeแช่châe1[to] soak; immerse2[to] marinate3[to] chill; refrigerate4[to] be soaked; become saturatedน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)จะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: fishตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerตอดๆdtòt dtòtตอดๆdtòt dtòt1[to] nibble continuously; [to] bite gently2[to] take little by little; [to] chip away at3little by little; in small repeated actionsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotนิ้วเท้าníu táoนิ้วเท้าníu táotoe
When we soak our feet in the water, small fish will come and nibble at our toes.
2VerbB2
[to] take little by little; [to] chip away at
to take small amounts continuously, to chip away at something, or to make petty, teasing remarks repeatedly
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ขโมยkà-mŏoyขโมยkà-mŏoy1[to] steal2thiefเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)รวดเดียวrûuat diiaoรวดเดียวrûuat diiaoin one go; in one shotแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleตอดๆdtòt dtòtตอดๆdtòt dtòt1[to] nibble continuously; [to] bite gently2[to] take little by little; [to] chip away at3little by little; in small repeated actionsเอาไปao bpaiเอาไปao bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it (then); you can have itทีละนิดtee lá nítทีละนิดtee lá nítlittle by little; graduallyจนหมดjon mòtจนหมดjon mòtuntil all is gone; completelyบัญชีban-cheeบัญชีban-chee1account (bank; user profile)2list; register; roll3accounting; bookkeeping4ledger; account record5[to] record; [to] enter (in accounts)
He didn't steal the money all at once, but gradually chipped away at it little by little until the account was empty.
3AdverbB2
little by little; in small repeated actions
doing something little by little, continuously, or in small repeated actions
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ขี้เกียจkêe-gìiatขี้เกียจkêe-gìiat1lazy; not wanting to make effort2[to] not feel like [doing sth]; [to] be too lazy to [do sth]ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officially3[to] check in; report oneselfรวดเดียวrûuat diiaoรวดเดียวrûuat diiaoin one go; in one shotเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]วิธีwí-teeวิธีwí-tee1method; way2manner; wayพิมพ์pimพิมพ์pim1[to] type; key in2[to] print (produce text/images)3print; impression4mold; die5edition; print run6pattern; designตอดๆdtòt dtòtตอดๆdtòt dtòt1[to] nibble continuously; [to] bite gently2[to] take little by little; [to] chip away at3little by little; in small repeated actionsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วันละwan láวันละwan láper day; each day (rate/frequency)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7face
I was too lazy to do the report all at once, so I used the method of typing it little by little, one or two pages a day.