Korean verb

머뭇거리다

머묻꺼리다said like thismeomutgeorida

jib at; hold back; waver

To keep hesitating, not speaking or acting right away.

Standard pronunciation: [머묻꺼리다]
Level: Intermediate

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머뭇거리다 in a sentence

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투자자는 어떤 주식을 살지 쉽게 결정을 못하고 한참을 머뭇거렸다.
투자자는 어떤 주시글 살지 쉽께 결정을 모타고 한차믈 머묻꺼렫따.said like thistujajaneun eotteon jusigeul salji swipge gyeoljeongeul motago hanchameul meomutgeoryeotda.
여행지를 결정하지 못하고 머뭇거리다 보니 어느새 휴가가 끝나 버렸다.
여행지를 결정하지 모타고 머묻꺼리다 보니 어느새 휴가가 끈나 버렫따.said like thisyeohaengjireul gyeoljeonghaji motago meomutgeorida boni eoneusae hyugaga kkeunna beoryeotda.

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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.