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TOPIK 3verb

두근거리다

dugeungeorida

두근거려요 · 두근거렸어요 · 두근거릴 거예요 · 두근거리는 (+noun)

to pound, to throb, to flutter (of the heart)

Example

발표 전에 가슴이 너무 두근거렸어요.

My heart was pounding so hard before the presentation.

Word parts

From 두근두근, the sound of a racing heart, plus -거리다 'keep doing'.

Good to know

The subject is usually 가슴 or 심장: 가슴이 두근거려요 'My heart is racing.'