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TOPIK 3adverb

꿀꺽

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꿀꺽 + 삼키다 / 마시다

gulp, swallowing in one go

Example

약을 물과 함께 꿀꺽 삼켰어요.

I swallowed the pill with water in one gulp.

Word parts

Sound and manner word (의성어·의태어) for swallowing at once. Bright-vowel 꼴깍 is a smaller, lighter swallow.

Good to know

침을 꿀꺽 삼키다 = 'to gulp nervously' or at tempting food. 꿀꺽하다 is also slang for pocketing money dishonestly.