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TOPIK 6adjective

싱숭생숭하다

singsungsaengsunghada

싱숭생숭해요 · 싱숭생숭했어요 · 싱숭생숭한 (+noun)

to feel restless, fidgety, unable to settle (often from spring or excitement)

Example

봄이 오니까 괜히 마음이 싱숭생숭해요.

Now that spring's here, I feel restless for no reason.

Word parts

Playful rhyming mimetic word; the bouncing sounds mirror a fluttering, unsettled heart.

Good to know

Lighter than 뒤숭숭하다: often a pleasant, distracted restlessness, especially in spring.