씹다

ssipda · [씹따]

chew · masticate · brood

verbBeginner

Meanings

  1. chew; masticateFor a person or animal to cut food into small bits or grind it into a soft state with the teeth.
  2. broodTo think over someone's remark.
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  1. belittle; run down; speak against(slang) To criticize or disparage someone's behavior or remark.

Examples from Lessons (3)

내가 너무 크게 씹고 있었나 봐.

I guess I was chewing too loudly.

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씹을 때 탄력이 느껴지는 그 느낌 알지?

You know that feeling of elasticity you get when you chew it, right?

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Koreans love to pop the whole ssam into their mouths and chew it all up.

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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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