졸다

jolda · [졸다]

nod · doze off

verbBeginner

Meanings

  1. nod; doze offTo enter a state where one has not fallen asleep but gets close to falling asleep repeatedly.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

졸ː다 · verb

  1. boil downFor the water in jjigae, stew, guk, soup, herbal medicine, etc., to be reduced in quantity.
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  1. be scared; be frightened(slang) To get intimidated or overwhelmed in the face of something frightening or powerful.

Examples from Lessons (3)

You'll be in big trouble later if you fall asleep during class tomorrow, so be careful.

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If I hadn't had coffee, I probably would have dozed off during work and gotten caught by the team leader.

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Sounds good, recharge with some caffeine and don't doze off, tell me an interesting story these days.

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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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