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TOPIK 6verb

비등하다

bideunghada

비등해요 · 비등했어요 · 비등할 거예요 · 비등하는 (+noun)

to boil; to surge, to be in uproar (public opinion)

Example

정부의 결정에 대한 비판 여론이 비등하고 있습니다.

Public criticism of the government's decision is boiling over.

Word parts

비 boil등 rise

Literally 'boil and rise'.

Good to know

Homonym: 비등하다 (比等) as an adjective means 'evenly matched.'