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TOPIK 5verb

수그러들다

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수그러들어요 · 수그러들었어요 · 수그러들 거예요 · 수그러든 (+noun) (ㄹ drops)

to subside, to die down, to abate

Example

며칠이 지나자 비난 여론도 조금씩 수그러들었어요.

After a few days, the public criticism gradually died down.

Word parts

From 수그리다 'to bow (the head)' plus 들다 — something lowering its head.