ทวีกำลัง

tá-wee gam-lang

Meanings

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[to] intensify; strengthen; escalate

to become stronger or more intense (especially of storms, winds, conflicts, or trends)

Examples

ลมหนาวlom năaoลมหนาวlom năao1cold wind; winter wind2wintry feel; chilly atmosphereเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toทวีกำลังtá-wee gam-langทวีกำลังtá-wee gam-lang[to] intensify; strengthen; escalateขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai1continuously; steadily2progressively; more and more3leisurely; unhurriedly4so-so; nothing specialทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1in the morning2morning (time period)เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4cold (food/drinks)5[to] cool downกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)เดิมdermเดิมderm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The cold wind is gradually intensifying, making the morning air much colder than before.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทวีtá-weeทวีtá-wee1[to] increase; multiply; intensify2as a combining form: ‘-fold’Part 1
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กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofPart 2
ทวีกำลังtá-wee gam-langทวีกำลังtá-wee gam-lang[to] intensify; strengthen; escalate