เกร็ง

greng

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] tense up; tighten (muscles)

To make or become tight, stiff, or rigid from tension, effort, fear, or pain (e.g., muscles, body posture).

Examples

ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodฉีดยาchèet yaaฉีดยาchèet yaa1[to] give an injection; [to] get a shot2[to] spray medicine/chemicalsฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เผลอplĕrเผลอplĕr1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingเกร็งgrengเกร็งgreng1[to] tense up; tighten (muscles)2tense; stiff; uptight3[to] speculate; bet on price moves (finance)แขนkăaenแขนkăaen1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3arm (of organization)4classifier: sleeves; armsจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanพยาบาลpá-yaa-baan1nurse2[to] nurse; [to] care forบอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ผ่อนคลายpòn klaaiผ่อนคลายpòn klaai1relaxed; at ease; loosened2[to] relax; ease; loosen
When getting an injection, I accidentally tensed my arm so much that the nurse told me to relax.
2NounB1

tense; stiff; uptight

Physically or emotionally tight or rigid because of stress, nervousness, or fear.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterเวทีway-teeเวทีway-tee1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring; platform (combat sports)ครั้งแรกkráng râekครั้งแรกkráng râek1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เกร็งgrengเกร็งgreng1[to] tense up; tighten (muscles)2tense; stiff; uptight3[to] speculate; bet on price moves (finance)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutติดๆdtìt dtìtติดๆdtìt dtìtintermittent; on and offขัดๆkàt kàtขัดๆkàt kàtawkward; unnatural
When I went on stage for the first time, I was very tense and spoke haltingly.
3NounC1

[to] speculate; bet on price moves (finance)

To take a short-term, high-risk position in a financial market in hopes of profit from expected price changes; to bet on price direction.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเกร็งgrengเกร็งgreng1[to] tense up; tighten (muscles)2tense; stiff; uptight3[to] speculate; bet on price moves (finance)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2price level; listed price3[to] cost; [to be] priced atทองtongทองtong1gold (metal; color); money (slang)2gold items; gold jewelryระยะสั้นrá-yá sânระยะสั้นrá-yá sân1short-term2the short term; short runหวังว่าwăng wâaหวังว่าwăng wâa1[to] hope (that)2hopefully; I/we hope (that)พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfทำกำไรtam gam-raiทำกำไรtam gam-rai[to] make a profit
He is speculating on gold in the short term, hoping it will rise tomorrow so he can sell for profit.

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