ระทึก(rá-túk)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
thrilling; hair-raising; suspenseful
causing tense excitement or fear; full of suspense that makes the heart pound.
Examples
หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ระทึกrá-túkระทึกrá-túk1thrilling; hair-raising; suspenseful2[to] be startled; feel sudden fear or tense excitementมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ตื่นเต้นdtèun dtênตื่นเต้นdtèun dtên1excited; thrilled (emotion)2[to] get excited; become thrilled3exciting; thrilling (causing excitement) [via น่า- form]ตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the timeเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This movie is so suspenseful, I was excited the whole time.
2VerbB1
[to] be startled; feel sudden fear or tense excitement
to suddenly feel fear, shock, or tight suspense; to have one’s heart pound.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแปลกๆbplàek bplàekแปลกๆbplàek bplàek1somewhat strange; kind of odd2weird/off; suspicious (colloquial)3oddly; in a strange wayตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ระทึกrá-túkระทึกrá-túk1thrilling; hair-raising; suspenseful2[to] be startled; feel sudden fear or tense excitementขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] arise; appear; emerge5[to] become; start to be (change of state)
I heard a strange noise at night, so my heart suddenly started pounding.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ตื่นเต้นเร้าใจtùen-tên-ráo-jaiตื่นเต้นเร้าใจtùen-tên-ráo-jaiexciting; thrilling
exciting; thrilling
หวาดเสียวwàat sĭaoหวาดเสียวwàat sĭao1thrilling; hair‑raising2[to] feel a shiver; wince in fear
- thrilling; hair‑raising
- [to] feel a shiver; wince in fear
น่าตื่นเต้นnâa dtèun dtênน่าตื่นเต้นnâa dtèun dtênexciting; thrilling
exciting; thrilling
ตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightened
be startled; be frightened
ใจหายjai hăaiใจหายjai hăai1[to] be startled; feel one’s heart sink2startled; alarmed (sudden fear/worry)3disheartened; downcast (sudden sinking feeling)
- [to] be startled; feel one’s heart sink
- startled; alarmed (sudden fear/worry)
- disheartened; downcast (sudden sinking feeling)