🌟 버둥대다

Verb

1. 덩치가 큰 것이 매달리거나 눕거나 앉아서 팔다리를 내저으며 계속 움직이다.

1. STRUGGLE; WRITHE: For a big person to move continuously while waving his/her arms and legs in the state of hanging, lying down, or sitting.

🗣️ Usage Example:

버둥대는 모습.
Struggling figure.
버둥대는 몸부림.
Struggling struggle.
사지를 버둥대다.
Struggle the limbs.
힘겹게 버둥대다.
Struggle hard.
수빈은 우아하게 춤을 추다가 발을 헛디뎌 넘어지지 않으려고 버둥대며 무대에서 떨어졌다.
Subin danced gracefully, but lost her footing and fell from the stage, struggling not to fall.
상미는 공중에서 그네를 타며 연기를 하다가 실수하여 아슬하게 버둥대는 모습을 보였다.
Sang-mi was seen swinging in the air, but she made a mistake and struggled with difficulty.

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2. (비유적으로) 힘들고 고통스러운 상황에서 벗어나기 위해 몹시 애를 쓰다.

2. STRUGGLE; STRAIN: (figurative) To make an effort in order to get out of a painful and difficult situation.

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버둥대는 사람.
Struggling person.
버둥대는 환자.
A patient struggling.
버둥대며 살다.
Live in a struggle.
고통에 버둥대다.
Struggle with pain.
그는 빠듯한 살림에 버둥대며 살아간다.
He lives struggling with a tight living.
몇 년째 백수인 광호는 일자리를 구하기 위해 버둥대고 있다.
Kwang-ho, who has been unemployed for years, has been struggling to find a job.

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🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: • 버둥대다 (버둥대다)

💕Start 버둥대다 🌾End

Start 버

버 End

Start 둥

둥 End

Start 대

대 End

Start 다

다 End

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