รุม(rum)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] gang up on; mob

To attack, criticize, or pressure someone as a group.

Examples

นักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterรุมrumรุมrum1[to] gang up on; mob2[to] swarm; crowd around3[to be] beset by; assailed byวิจารณ์wí-jaanวิจารณ์wí-jaan1[to] critique; [to] comment on2[to] criticize (often negatively)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severeหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsแถลงข่าวtà-lăeng kàaoแถลงข่าวtà-lăeng kàao1press conference; media briefing2[to] hold a press conference; brief the media
Reporters heavily criticized him as a group after the press conference.
2VerbB2

[to] swarm; crowd around

To gather in large numbers around someone or something.

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)รุมล้อมrum lómรุมล้อมrum lóm[to] surround; crowd aroundนักร้องnák róngนักร้องnák róngsinger; vocalistหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)คอนเสิร์ตkon sèrtคอนเสิร์ตkon sèrt1concert2classifier: งาน / รอบเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerลายเซ็นlaai senลายเซ็นlaai sen1signature2electronic signature
Children gathered in large numbers around the singer after the concert to ask for an autograph.
3VerbB2

[to be] beset by; assailed by

To be heavily affected or attacked by many people or things at once (e.g., รุมเร้ารุมเร้าrum ráo1[to] beset; plague; overwhelm2[to] harry; badger (repeatedly) troubles beset, รุมถาม be bombarded with questions).

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)ผลpŏnผลpŏn1result; outcome2benefit; advantage3classifier: fruits4result; outcome; effectเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)รุมrumรุมrum1[to] gang up on; mob2[to] swarm; crowd around3[to be] beset by; assailed byถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; response4sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)ไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
After the results were announced, he was bombarded with questions and couldn’t answer in time.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

สุมsumสุมsum1[to] pile up; heap2[to] add fuel; stoke (a fire)3[to] crowd around; gather densely4[to] add to; fuel (trouble/feeling)
  • [to] pile up; heap
  • [to] add fuel; stoke (a fire)
  • [to] crowd around; gather densely
  • [to] add to; fuel (trouble/feeling)
มุงmungมุงmung1[to] roof; [to] thatch; [to] cover a roof2[to] crowd around; [to] gather to look
  • [to] roof; [to] thatch; [to] cover a roof
  • [to] crowd around; [to] gather to look
รุมล้อมrum lómรุมล้อมrum lóm[to] surround; crowd around

[to] surround; crowd around

กรูgrooกรูgroo1[to] swarm; rush in; pour in (collectively)2I; me (vulgar/boastful slang)
  • [to] swarm; rush in; pour in (collectively)
  • I; me (vulgar/boastful slang)
รุมเร้าrum ráoรุมเร้าrum ráo1[to] beset; plague; overwhelm2[to] harry; badger (repeatedly)
  • [to] beset; plague; overwhelm
  • [to] harry; badger (repeatedly)