🌟 허덕대다

Verb  

1. 힘에 부쳐 자꾸 쩔쩔매거나 힘들어하다.

1. STRUGGLE; TRY DESPERATELY; BE EXHAUSTED: To repeatedly feel flustered or have a hard time because something is beyond one's ability or power.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 허덕대는 삶.
    A struggling life.
  • 허덕대며 살다.
    Live in a hard way.
  • 일에 허덕대다.
    Struggle with one's work.
  • 먹고사는 데에 허덕대다.
    Suffer from making ends meet.
  • 생활고에 허덕대다.
    Suffer from hardships of life.
  • 유민이는 생활고에 허덕대며 살고 있었다.
    Yu-min was living in poverty.
  • 먹고살기에만 허덕대다 보니 승규는 어느새 취미 생활은 잊고 말았다.
    As he struggled to make ends meet, seung-gyu forgot his hobby.
  • 힘들다고 난리를 치더니 그래도 일은 다 했네.
    You've gone through a lot of trouble, but you've done your job.
    허덕대면서 겨우 끝냈어.
    I managed to get it over with a struggle.
Synonym 허덕거리다: 힘에 부쳐 자꾸 쩔쩔매거나 힘들어하다.
Synonym 허덕허덕하다: 힘에 부쳐 자꾸 쩔쩔매거나 힘들어하다.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 허덕대다 (허덕때다)

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