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끄떡끄떡하다 meaning and pronunciation

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 601563
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 끄떡끄떠카다, 끄떡끄떠카는, 끄떡끄떠카여, 끄떡끄떠카니, 끄떡끄떠캄니다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    머리를 가볍게 아래위로 자꾸 움직이다.

    English: nod — To lightly move one's head up and down repeatedly.

    Examples

    • 끄떡끄떡하며 대답하다.
    • 끄떡끄떡하며 듣다.
    • 끄떡끄떡하며 졸다.
    • 고개를 끄떡끄떡하다.
    • 머리를 끄떡끄떡하다.
    • 지수의 말을 듣고 선생님은 고개를 끄떡끄떡하셨다.
  2. 2.

    물체가 한쪽으로 조금씩 움직이다

    English: (no equivalent expression) — An object moves slightly to one side.

    Examples

    • 끄떡끄떡하며 돌아가다.
    • 끄떡끄떡하며 움직이다.
    • 바람에 화분이 끄떡끄떡하며 움직였다.
    • 내가 잘 고정하지 않은 바람에 텐트가 끄떡끄떡하며 움직였다.
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