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TOPIK 5verb

퍼붓다

peobutda [퍼붇따]

퍼부어요 · 퍼부었어요 · 퍼부을 거예요 · 퍼부으세요 (ㅅ irregular)

to pour down (of rain or snow); to shower (with insults or questions)

Example

갑자기 비가 퍼붓기 시작해서 옷이 다 젖었어요.

It suddenly started pouring, and my clothes got soaked.

Word parts

푸다 'to scoop' + 붓다 'to pour': scooping and dumping nonstop.

Good to know

Figurative: 욕을 퍼붓다 'to hurl insults', 질문을 퍼붓다 'to bombard with questions'.