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TOPIK 4adverb

보슬보슬

boseulboseul

보슬보슬 + 내리다 / 오다

drizzling softly, misting (fine rain)

Example

아침부터 봄비가 보슬보슬 내려요.

A fine spring rain has been drizzling since morning.

Word parts

의태어 (manner word) for fine, soft rain. The dark-vowel pair 부슬부슬 sounds a little heavier and gloomier.

Good to know

A light drizzle like this is called 보슬비. The opposite feel is 주룩주룩 for heavy rain.