แกว่งไม้
gwàeng máai
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] swing a stick
To move a stick back and forth or in a swinging motion.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)แกว่งไม้gwàeng máaiแกว่งไม้gwàeng máai1[to] swing a stick2[to] brandish a stickเล่นlênเล่นlên1[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)หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)
The kids are swinging a stick in front of the house.
2VerbB1
[to] brandish a stick
To wave or wield a stick as a show of force or threat.
Examples
ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male; man (person/animal)3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)แกว่งไม้gwàeng máaiแกว่งไม้gwàeng máai1[to] swing a stick2[to] brandish a stickขู่kòoขู่kòo1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenหมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyถอยห่างtŏi hàangถอยห่างtŏi hàang[to] move away; [to] distance oneself
That man waved a stick threatening the dogs, making everyone back off.
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แกว่งไม้gwàeng máaiแกว่งไม้gwàeng máai[to] swing a stick