겉돌다

geotdolda · [걷똘다]

become separate · be unfit · fail to get to the point · feel left out

verb

Meanings

  1. become separate; be unfitFor two or more objects to fail to mix well with one another and become separate.
  2. fail to get to the pointFor one's words to be inconsistent with, or get off, the subject or the point at hand, keeping the conversation from going well.
  3. feel left out; feel out of placeTo stay isolated without being able to associating with people or getting along in a certain situation.
  4. keep spinningFor a wheel, screw, etc., to keep spinning in place without moving.

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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