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TOPIK 4verb

욱신거리다

uksingeorida [욱씬거리다]

욱신거려요 · 욱신거렸어요 · 욱신거릴 거예요 · 욱신거리는 (+noun)

to throb, to ache with a pulsing pain

Example

어제 넘어진 무릎이 밤새 욱신거렸어요.

The knee I fell on yesterday throbbed all night.

Word parts

욱신 imitates a throbbing ache; -거리다 means 'keep doing it', as in 욱신욱신.