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TOPIK 5verb

웅크리다

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웅크려요 · 웅크렸어요 · 웅크릴 거예요 · 웅크리세요

to crouch, to huddle, to curl up

Example

고양이가 상자 안에서 몸을 웅크리고 자고 있어요.

The cat is sleeping curled up in a box.

Word parts

Picture tucking everything in tight; the 'smaller-sounding' variant 옹크리다 means the same.