Korean adverb

끙끙

kkeungkkeung

groans

A word imitating the sound that someone makes repeatedly when he/she is very sick or exhausted and in pain.

Standard pronunciation: [끙끙]
Level: Intermediate

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끙끙 in a sentence

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감기에 걸려 끙끙 앓고 밥도 제대로 못 먹었더니 기운이 없다.
감기에 걸려 끙끙 알코 밥또 제대로 몯 머걷떠니 기우니 업따.said like thisgamgie geollyeo kkeungkkeung alko bapdo jedaero mot meogeotdeoni giuni eopda.
할머니께서는 허리가 안 좋으셔서 앉았다가 일어날 때마다 끙끙 소리를 내신다.
할머니께서는 허리가 안 조으셔서 안잗따가 이러날 때마다 끙끙 소리를 내신다.said like thishalmeonikkeseoneun heoriga an joeusyeoseo anjatdaga ireonal ttaemada kkeungkkeung sorireul naesinda.

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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.