머리가 지끈지끈 아프다 · 지끈거리다
throbbing (headache)
Example
잠을 못 자서 머리가 지끈지끈 아파요.
I couldn't sleep, so my head is throbbing.
Word parts
의태어 (manner word) for a pounding, splitting pain, almost always in the head.
Good to know
The verb 지끈거리다 is common: 머리가 지끈거려요 'I have a pounding headache'.
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