v.be circuitous ; talk in a circle ; circumlocute ; beat about the bush
เขากำลังอ้อมค้อมพูดเรื่องนี้ ไม่กล้าพูดตรงๆ
He's beating around the bush talking about this, not daring to speak directly.
Thai–English dictionary
อ้อมค้อม
ôrm-kórm
Audio pronunciation is available for this word.
Commonness: Uncommon in contemporary general Thai.
Meanings
- be circuitous ; talk in a circle ; circumlocute ; beat about the bush
- not forthright
- circuitously ; in a roundabout way ; in a indirect way ; indirectly
Example sentences
adj.not forthright
คำพูดของเธอฟังดูอ้อมค้อม ไม่ชัดเจนเลย
Her words sound vague and indirect—completely unclear.
adv.circuitously ; in a roundabout way ; in a indirect way ; indirectly
เขาตอบคำถามนั้นอ้อมค้อม ไม่บอกตรงๆ
He answered that question circuitously, not stating it outright.