เหวี่ยง
wìiangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] swing; fling; hurl
to move something in a wide arc or throw it forcefully
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเหวี่ยงwìiangเหวี่ยงwìiang1[to] swing; fling; hurl2[to] snap at [sb]; lash out (slang)3moody; irritable (slang)ลูกบอลlôok bonลูกบอลlôok bonball (for sports/games)ออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toแรงมากraeng mâakแรงมากraeng mâak1very strong; intense2intense; harsh
He threw the ball with great force.
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The worker swung the hammer in a wide arc before striking the nail.
She hurled her bag onto the sofa without thinking.
นักกีฬาnák gee-laaจับjàpเชือกchûueakแล้วláeoเหวี่ยงwìiangตัวdtuuaข้ามkâamรั้วrúuaด้วยdûuayแรงส่งraeng sòngเต็มที่dtem têe
The athlete grabbed the rope and swung himself over the fence with full momentum.
The ceiling fan swings slowly around its central axis all day.
ลูกตุ้มlôok dtûmในnaiนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaโบราณboh-raanเหวี่ยงwìiangไปมาbpai maaอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang sà-màm-sà-mĕr
The pendulum in the antique clock swings back and forth steadily.
เมื่อmêuuaรถrótเลี้ยวแรงlíiao raengๆ-น้ำnáamในnaiถังtăngจะjàเหวี่ยงwìiangรอบrôpตามdtaamแรงraengหมุนmŭnของkŏngรถrót
When the car makes a sharp turn, the water in the tank rotates around following the car’s rotation.
ดาวเทียมdaao tiiamต้องdtôngรักษาสมดุลrák-săa sŏm-dunขณะkà-nàเหวี่ยงwìiangรอบโลกrôp lôhkมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánวงโคจรwong koh-jonจะjàเปลี่ยนbplìian
A satellite must maintain balance while rotating around the Earth, otherwise its orbit will change.
2VerbB2
[to] snap at [sb]; lash out (slang)
To speak or behave angrily toward someone, often in a sudden or unreasonable way.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเหวี่ยงwìiangเหวี่ยงwìiang1[to] swing; fling; hurl2[to] snap at [sb]; lash out (slang)3moody; irritable (slang)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)3if merely; as soon as4equal to; as much as (literary)5enough; sufficient (literary/formal)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
He snapped at the server just because he had to wait a long time for his food.
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เมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoฉันchănเหวี่ยงwìiangใส่sàiน้องnóngทั้งที่táng têeน้องnóngไม่ได้mâi dâaiทำอะไรtam à-raiผิดpìtตอนนี้dton néeเลยloieอยากyàakขอโทษkŏr tôht
This morning I lashed out at my younger sibling even though they hadn't done anything wrong, so now I want to apologize.
แม้máeจะjàรู้สึกrúu-sèukกดดันgòt danจากjàakงานngaanมากmâakแค่ไหนkâe năiคุณkunก็gâwไม่ควรmâi kuuanเหวี่ยงwìiangใส่sàiเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanที่têeเพียงแค่piiang kâeเข้ามาkâo maaขอkŏrความช่วยเหลือkwaam chûuai lĕuua
No matter how much pressure you are under at work, you shouldn't lash out at a colleague who is simply asking for help.
พอporถูกtòokถามถึงthăam-thǔengข้อผิดพลาดkôr pìt plâatเขาkăoก็gâwเหวี่ยงwìiangใส่sàiคนkonถามtăamทันทีtan teeแทนที่จะtaen têe jàอธิบายà-tí-baaiเหตุผลhèt pŏnอย่างyàangใจเย็นjai yen
When asked about the mistake, he immediately snapped at the person asking instead of calmly explaining why it had happened.
3AdjectiveC1
moody; irritable (slang)
showing sudden bad temper; easily annoyed; in a cranky mood
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoเมื่อเช้าmêuua cháothis morning; earlier this morningเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเหวี่ยงwìiangเหวี่ยงwìiang1[to] swing; fling; hurl2[to] snap at [sb]; lash out (slang)3moody; irritable (slang)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingนอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downน้อยnóiน้อยnói1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyและláeและláeand (coordinating)หงุดหงิดง่ายngùt-ngìt ngâaiหงุดหงิดง่ายngùt-ngìt ngâaiirritable; short-tempered
This morning he snapped at his coworker because he slept little and was easily irritated.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang néeหัวหน้าhŭua nâaออกòkอาการaa-gaanเหวี่ยงwìiangบ่อยbòiแค่kâeถามtăamงานngaanก็gâwตอบdtòpเสียงsĭiangแข็งkăengและláeโมโหง่ายmoh-hŏh ngâai
Lately the boss has been cranky; just asking about work gets a sharp, irritable response.
อย่าyàaไปbpaiใส่ใจsài jaiมากmâakเขาkăoแค่kâeเหวี่ยงwìiangเป็นbpenพักpákๆ-พอporเครียดkrîatก็gâwหาเรื่องhăa rêuuangใส่sàiคนkonรอบตัวrôp dtuua
Don't take it to heart; he just gets moody in bouts and picks on people around him when stressed.
พอประชุมpor bprà-chumยืดเยื้อyêut yéuuaเธอterก็gâwเริ่มrêrmเหวี่ยงwìiangใส่sàiทีมteemแววตาwaew dtaaแข็งkăengและláeคำพูดkam pôotเสียดแทงsìat taengจนjonบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatตึงdteung
As the meeting dragged on, she started snapping at the team, with a hard stare and cutting words that made the mood tense.
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เหวี่ยงwìiangเหวี่ยงwìiang[to] swing; fling; hurl[to] swing; fling; hurlWord