แกว่งกวัด(gwàeng gwàt)
Meanings
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[to] swing; wave; brandish [sth] (vigorously)
To swing or wave an object, such as a weapon or a flag, back and forth vigorously and repeatedly.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofแกว่งกวัดgwàeng gwàtแกว่งกวัดgwàeng gwàt[to] swing; wave; brandish [sth] (vigorously)กิ่งไม้gìng máaiกิ่งไม้gìng máaitree branchเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsดาบdàapดาบdàap1sword2Police Lance Corporal (Thai rank); ดาบตำรวจ
The children were swinging tree branches around, pretending they were swords.
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แกว่งกวัดgwàeng gwàtแกว่งกวัดgwàeng gwàt[to] swing; wave; brandish [sth] (vigorously)