Korean adverb

헉헉

허컥said like thisheokeok

pant; gasp; huff and puff

A word imitating the sound or describing the motion of inhaling air in short bursts continuously because one is startled or out of breath.

Standard pronunciation: [허컥]
Level: Intermediate

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헉헉 in a sentence

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우리는 숨이 헉헉 차오를 때까지 계속해서 달렸다.
우리는 수미 허컥 차오를 때까지 계소캐서 달렫따.said like thisurineun sumi heokeok chaoreul ttaekkaji gyesokaeseo dallyeotda.
선수들은 헉헉 숨을 몰아쉬면서 마지막 남은 한 바퀴를 돌고 있다.
선수드른 허컥 수믈 모라쉬면서 마지막 나믄 한 바퀴를 돌고 읻따.said like thisseonsudeureun heokeok sumeul moraswimyeonseo majimak nameun han bakwireul dolgo itda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.