หวาดเสียว(wàat sĭao)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
thrilling; hair‑raising
causing a mix of fear and excitement, often due to risk or danger (e.g., a high cliff, extreme sports).
Examples
นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ชิงช้าสวรรค์ching cháa sà-wănชิงช้าสวรรค์ching cháa sà-wăn1Ferris wheel2Ferris wheel (the ride/attraction)สูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3advanced; elevated (abstract)4up; to a high positionมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)หวาดเสียวwàat sĭaoหวาดเสียวwàat sĭao1thrilling; hair‑raising2[to] feel a shiver; wince in fearจริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)ๆ-
Riding such a tall Ferris wheel is really thrilling and scary.
2VerbB2
[to] feel a shiver; wince in fear
to suddenly feel scared or queasy because something seems risky or dangerous.
Examples
เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachขอบkòpขอบkòp1edge; rim; border2margin (of a page or surface)3brim (hat or container)4lip (of a container or opening)5borderline; periphery (figurative)ระเบียงrá-biiangระเบียงrá-biiang1balcony; veranda; porch2open corridor / galleryแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)หวาดเสียวwàat sĭaoหวาดเสียวwàat sĭao1thrilling; hair‑raising2[to] feel a shiver; wince in fearขึ้นมาkêun 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)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
Seeing a child standing near the balcony edge made me suddenly feel alarmed.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เสียวไส้sĭiao sâiเสียวไส้sĭiao sâihair-raising; spine-chilling; nerve-racking
hair-raising; spine-chilling; nerve-racking
เสียวsĭiaoเสียวsĭiao1tingly; shivery; sensitive (fear/thrill/pain)2[to] feel a sharp twinge3nervous/scared (colloquial)
- tingly; shivery; sensitive (fear/thrill/pain)
- [to] feel a sharp twinge
- nervous/scared (colloquial)
เสียวใจsĭao jaiเสียวใจsĭao jai1to feel a sudden jolt or shiver in the heart; be thrilled/afraid2to feel nervously thrilled
- to feel a sudden jolt or shiver in the heart; be thrilled/afraid
- to feel nervously thrilled
ระทึกrá-túkระทึกrá-túk1thrilling; hair-raising; suspenseful2[to] be startled; feel sudden fear or tense excitement
- thrilling; hair-raising; suspenseful
- [to] be startled; feel sudden fear or tense excitement
Word Breakdown
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หวาดเสียวwàat sĭaoหวาดเสียวwàat sĭaothrilling; hair‑raising