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TOPIK 5adverb

가물가물

gamulgamul

기억이 가물가물하다 · 가물가물 보이다

dimly, hazily (memory); flickering faintly

Example

그 사람 이름이 기억날 듯 말 듯 가물가물해요.

That person's name is on the tip of my tongue, but it's fuzzy.

Word parts

Mimetic word; first describes something flickering faintly in the distance.

Good to know

Most common as 기억이 가물가물해요 'My memory is fuzzy.'