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훌쩍훌쩍

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부사 · adverb고유어 · native Korean word

Meaning

  1. 1.

    in sips; at a gulp — A word imitating the sound or describing the motion of drinking up liquid, etc., in small quantities.

  2. 2.

    sniff; sniffle; snivel — A word imitating the sound or describing the motion of inhaling through a runny nose continuously.

  3. 3.

    snivel; sniffle — A word imitating the sound or describing the motion of weeping repeatedly while inhaling through a runny nose.

  4. 4.

    lightly — A word describing the motion of many things or people jumping or flying lightly all together or one after another.

  5. 5.

    by leaps and bounds; by large margins — A word describing the state of having grown much taller than the average.