🌟 멈칫거리다

Verb

1. 하던 일이나 동작을 갑자기 멈추는 행동을 자꾸 하다. 또는 그런 행동을 자꾸 하게 하다.

1. HESITATE REPEATEDLY ; WAVER REPEATEDLY: To suddenly stop work that one has been doing or movement that one has been making repeatedly; or to behave in such a manner repeatedly.

🗣️ Usage Example:

걸음이 멈칫거리다.
Stopped.
대답을 멈칫거리다.
Stopped answering.
동작을 멈칫거리다.
Hold back one's movements.
질문을 멈칫거리다.
Stops a question.
행동을 멈칫거리다.
Hesitate in action.
그는 무언가 불안한 듯이 눈을 못 마주치고 말도 멈칫거렸다.
He couldn't make eye contact and hesitated to speak, something anxious.
경찰은 행동을 자꾸 멈칫거리며 불안해 하던 범인을 검거하였다.
The police arrested the criminal, who had been hesitating and anxious.
♔ 면접은 잘 봤니?
How was your interview?
♕ 아니. 면접관들의 질문에 바로 대답을 못 하고 계속 멈칫거렸어.
No. i couldn't answer the interviewers' questions right away and kept hesitating.

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🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: • 멈칫거리다 (멈칟꺼리다)
📚 Derivative: • 멈칫: 하던 일이나 동작을 갑자기 멈추는 모양.

🌷 ㅁㅊㄱㄹㄷ: Initial sound 멈칫거리다

ㅁㅊㄱㄹㄷ ( 멈칫거리다 ) : 하던 일이나 동작을 갑자기 멈추는 행동을 자꾸 하다. 또는 그런 행동을 자꾸 하게 하다. Verb
🌏 HESITATE REPEATEDLY ; WAVER REPEATEDLY: To suddenly stop work that one has been doing or movement that one has been making repeatedly; or to behave in such a manner repeatedly.

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멈 End

Start 칫

칫 End

Start 거

거 End

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리 End

Start 다

다 End

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