กลิ้ง
roll
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- 1 roll、roll (something)
Describes a person or object moving along a surface by turning over and over, or someone causing an object to move in this way.
roll、roll (something)
Means to move by turning over and over along a surface, or to make something move in that way.
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ลูกบอลกลิ้งไปตามทาง lûuk bɔɔn klîŋ pay taam thaaŋ The ball rolls along the path. ลูกบอลกลิ้งไปตามทาง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of กลิ้ง is a person or object changing position by turning over and over while in contact with a surface. When the rolling object is the subject, the verb means “to roll.” When an object follows the verb, it means “to roll something.” For example, ลูกบอลกลิ้ง means “the ball rolls,” while กลิ้งลูกบอล means “to roll the ball.” Common patterns include กลิ้งไปมา, “to roll around,” and กลิ้งลง, “to roll down.” It can also be used of people, as in หัวเราะกลิ้ง, an expressive way to say “to roll around laughing.”
Usage
It is commonly used when balls, bottles, tires, and similar objects roll across a floor or down a slope, as well as when someone rolls such an object. In everyday speech, it also describes a person rolling around on the floor or a bed.
Caution
กลิ้ง involves movement produced by rolling. Use ผลัก for pushing something without making it roll, and ล้ม when the intended meaning is simply “to fall over.”
Differences from similar words
1 roll synonyms
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หมุน means to turn or rotate and can describe spinning in place. กลิ้ง specifically emphasizes rolling along a surface while changing position.
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เกลือก commonly describes a person or animal rolling or rubbing its body against the ground. กลิ้ง is broader and can also describe a ball rolling or someone rolling an object.