รุมเร้า(rum ráo)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] beset; plague; overwhelm

To press on someone intensely from many sides, as with problems, worries, demands, or symptoms occurring persistently or all at once.

Examples

ช่วงสิ้นปีchûuang sîn bpeeช่วงสิ้นปีchûuang sîn bpeeend-of-year period; year-endงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsเดดไลน์dèet laaiเดดไลน์dèet laaideadlineและláeและláeand (coordinating)บิลbinบิลbin1bill; check (restaurant)2invoiceค่าบ้านkâa bâanค่าบ้านkâa bâanmortgage payment; house installmentรุมเร้าrum ráoรุมเร้าrum ráo1[to] beset; plague; overwhelm2[to] harry; badger (repeatedly)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)แทบtâepแทบtâep1almost; nearly2barely; hardly3virtually; practicallyไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเวลาหายใจway-laa hăai-jaiเวลาหายใจway-laa hăai-jaitime of breathing (literal)
At year’s end, work, deadlines, and house bills press in on me so intensely that I can barely breathe.
2VerbB2

[to] harry; badger (repeatedly)

To trouble or harass someone repeatedly so they feel pressured or stressed.

Examples

หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefรุมเร้าrum ráoรุมเร้าrum ráo1[to] beset; plague; overwhelm2[to] harry; badger (repeatedly)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole dayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เครียดkrîatเครียดkrîat1stressed; tense; anxious2[to] feel stressed; be under stressมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
My boss kept pestering me about work all day until I got really stressed.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

รุมrumรุมrum1[to] gang up on; mob2[to] swarm; crowd around3[to be] beset by; assailed byPart 1
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เร้าráoเร้าráo[to] arouse; stir up; incitePart 2
รุมเร้าrum ráoรุมเร้าrum ráo[to] beset; plague; overwhelm