สั่น
tremble
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- 1 tremble、shake、vibrate
Describes a person, body part, or object making small, repeated movements, such as trembling from fear or vibrating mechanically.
tremble、shake、vibrate
To move rapidly back and forth in small motions, whether from a physical or emotional reaction or from mechanical vibration.
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มือสั่น mʉʉ sàn One's hand is trembling. มือสั่น details
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เขาสั่นเพราะหนาว khǎw sàn phrɔ́ nǎaw He is shivering from the cold. เขาสั่นเพราะหนาว details
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โทรศัพท์สั่น thoorasàp sàn The phone is vibrating. โทรศัพท์สั่น details
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เธอพูดด้วยเสียงสั่น thəə phûut dûay sǐaŋ sàn She spoke in a trembling voice. เธอพูดด้วยเสียงสั่น details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image of สั่น is small, repeated movement around a relatively fixed position. The person or thing that trembles normally comes first: มือสั่น “one's hand trembles,” ตัวสั่น “one's body shakes,” and โทรศัพท์สั่น “the phone vibrates.” It covers involuntary trembling caused by cold, fear, nervousness, or illness, as well as mechanical vibration. Common fixed expressions include เสียงสั่น for a trembling voice and ใจสั่น for a pounding heart or heart palpitations. For the figurative idea of undermining stability, confidence, or authority, the compound สั่นคลอน is more usual.
Usage
It is common when talking about shivering from cold, trembling hands or a shaky voice caused by fear or nerves, and vibrating phones, engines, or buildings. ใจสั่น is used both for physical palpitations and for a pounding heart caused by surprise, anxiety, or excitement.
Caution
For deliberately shaking an object, เขย่า is normally used; “shake a bottle,” for example, is เขย่าขวด. Also, do not confuse สั่น “to tremble or vibrate” with the separately spelled word สั้น “short.”
Differences from similar words
1 tremble synonyms
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สั่นสะเทือน emphasizes forceful vibration, shock, or a disturbance whose effects spread. สั่น is broader and commonly describes ordinary trembling or vibration.
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เขย่า means to shake something deliberately, such as a bottle. สั่น usually describes a person or object trembling or vibrating in small repeated motions.