덜컥

deolkeok · [덜컥]

with a thud · with a thump · suddenly · clatter

adverbAdvanced

Meanings

덜컥 · adverb · Advanced

  1. with a thud; with a thumpA word describing one's heart almost stopping because one is very surprised or scared.
  2. suddenlyA word describing an incident suddenly occurring.

덜컥 · adverb

  1. clatterA word imitating the sound of large, hard objects hitting each other.

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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