🌟 꼬물대다

Verb

1. 작은 몸짓으로 느리게 자꾸 움직이다.

1. WRIGGLE; SQUIRM: To keep moving slowly in small motions.

🗣️ Usage Example:

달팽이가 꼬물대며 느리게 기어간다.
Snails wriggle and crawl slowly.
갓 태어난 새끼 강아지가 꼬물대며 움직이기 시작했다.
The newborn puppy began to wriggle and move.
영수가 느릿하게 가는 모습이 마치 지렁이가 꼬물대는 것 같다.
The sight of young-su's slow-moving looks like an earthworm wriggling.

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2. 조금 느리고 게으르게 행동하다.

2. MOVE SLOWLY; PUTTER: To move a little bit lazily and slowly.

🗣️ Usage Example:

부하 직원이 자꾸 꼬물대서 화가 난다.
I'm angry that my subordinate keeps twisting.
동생은 아침부터 꼬물대다가 엄마한테 혼이 났다.
My brother was scolded by his mother for wriggling since morning.
지수가 꼬물대다가 늦게 나오는 바람에 우리 일행은 다음 기차를 타야 했다.
Jisoo came out late after a wiggle, so our party had to catch the next train.

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3. 몸의 일부를 조금씩 자꾸 움직이다.

3. WRIGGLE; SQUIRM: To keep moving some parts of the body.

🗣️ Usage Example:

아기가 작은 손을 꼬물대는 모습이 앙증맞다.
The baby's tiny hand wriggling is dainty.
승규는 양말을 신더니 발가락을 몇 번 꼬물댔다.
Seung-gyu wore socks and twisted his toes a few times.
앞에 앉은 민준이가 자꾸 꼬물대는 바람에 집중이 되지 않는다.
Min-joon in front of me keeps twisting, so i can't concentrate.

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🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: • 꼬물대다 (꼬물대다)

🌷 ㄲㅁㄷㄷ: Initial sound 꼬물대다

ㄲㅁㄷㄷ ( 꼬물대다 ) : 작은 몸짓으로 느리게 자꾸 움직이다. Verb
🌏 WRIGGLE; SQUIRM: To keep moving slowly in small motions.
ㄲㅁㄷㄷ ( 꾸물대다 ) : 어떤 것이 매우 느리게 자꾸 움직이다. Verb
🌏 WRIGGLE; WIGGLE: For something to keep moving very slowly.
ㄲㅁㄷㄷ ( 까물대다 ) : 작고 약한 불이 꺼질 것처럼 작아졌다 커졌다 하다. Verb
🌏 FLICKER; GLIMMER; SHIMMER: For a small, dim light to flicker as if it were about to go out.

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