곰곰이 생각하다 · 곰곰이 따져 보다
carefully, deeply (thinking it over)
Example
그 문제에 대해 밤새 곰곰이 생각해 봤어요.
I thought that problem over carefully all night.
Word parts
Almost always paired with thinking verbs like 생각하다 or 따져 보다.
Good to know
Spelled 곰곰이, not 곰곰히 — a very common spelling mistake.
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