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TOPIK 4verb

글썽이다

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글썽여요 · 글썽였어요 · 글썽일 거예요 · 글썽이세요

(of eyes) to brim with tears, to well up

Example

졸업식에서 엄마가 눈물을 글썽였어요.

At my graduation, Mom's eyes welled up with tears.

Word parts

Mimetic 글썽 'tears filling the eyes' + verb suffix -이다.

Good to know

Usually 눈물을 글썽이다 or 눈에 눈물이 글썽이다. Same meaning: 글썽거리다.