끓다

kkeulta · [끌타]

boil · grow hot · rumble · growl

verbBeginner

Meanings

  1. boilFor liquid to become very hot and bubble.
  2. grow hotTo become extremely hot.
  3. rumble; growlFor the growling sound in the stomach made when one is sick or is having trouble with digestion.
  4. rattleTo make sounds while breathing because of phlegm in one's throat.
  5. spring; surgeFor a feeling or emotion to surge.
  6. swarm with; crowdTo be swarmed with a large number of people or things.

Examples from Lessons (2)

The rice cakes are boiling in that red sauce and smell absolutely delicious.

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The first things that caught her eye were the tteokbokki boiling in red seasoning and the chewy rice cakes.

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Grammar in These Examples

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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