หงึกๆ(ngèuk ngèuk)

Meanings

1AdverbB1

nodding repeatedly; bobbing

describing a repeated nodding, bobbing, or slight jerky up-and-down motion of the head, often indicating agreement, understanding, or sleepiness

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)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)พยักหน้าpá-yák nâaพยักหน้าpá-yák nâa1[to] nod (one's head)2[to] give the nod; approve (by nodding)หงึกๆngèuk ngèukหงึกๆngèuk ngèuknodding repeatedly; bobbingสองสามsŏng săamสองสามsŏng săam1two or three; a few2two or three (used on its own)3about two or three (approx. quantity/frequency)ทีteeทีtee1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3[!] hey; you there (brusque/colloquial)4classifier: times; hits; strokes; attemptsเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
He didn't say anything out loud, just nodded his head a couple of times.