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TOPIK 4verb

비틀거리다

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비틀거려요 · 비틀거렸어요 · 비틀거릴 거예요 · 비틀거리는 (+noun)

to stagger, to totter, to reel

Example

너무 피곤해서 계단에서 비틀거렸어요.

I was so tired that I staggered on the stairs.

Word parts

Mimetic 비틀 'unsteadily' + -거리다 'keep doing'.

Good to know

Also figurative in the news: 경제가 비틀거리다 'the economy is faltering'.