치달아요 · 치달았어요 · 치달을 거예요 · 치달은 (+noun) (ㄷ irregular)
to rush (toward), to escalate, to head toward (an extreme)
Example
두 나라의 갈등이 최악의 상황으로 치닫고 있습니다.
The conflict between the two countries is heading toward the worst.
Word parts
치- 'upward, intensely' + old verb 닫다 'to run': racing toward an extreme.
Good to know
Usually '~(으)로 치닫다' with 극단, 파국, 최악 — 'extreme, catastrophe, the worst'.
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