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TOPIK 3adverb

빙글빙글

bingeulbingeul

빙글빙글 + 돌다 / 돌리다 · 빙글빙글 웃다

round and round, spinning; (smile) softly

Example

아이들이 손을 잡고 빙글빙글 돌아요.

The children hold hands and spin round and round.

Word parts

Manner word (의태어) for something turning smoothly again and again. Bright-vowel 뱅글뱅글 describes smaller things spinning.

Good to know

머리가 빙글빙글 돌아요 'My head is spinning' describes dizziness; 빙글빙글 웃다 is a soft, ongoing smile.