Korean word

흔들리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationheundeullida

Meaning

  • verbshake

Example

바람 때문에 창문이 흔들렸어.pa ram ttae mu ne chang mu ni heun deul lyeo sseo

The window shook because of the wind.

Illustration for 흔들리다 (shake)

More examples

지진 때문에 건물이 흔들렸어.chi jin ttae mu ne keon mu ri heun deul lyeo sseo

The building shook because of the earthquake.

Core concept

Something moves back and forth because of an outside force, and a person's feelings or decision can move just as easily.

Common phrases

  • 마음이 흔들리다ma eu mi heun deul li da

    be shaken

  • 나무가 흔들리다na mu ga heun deul li da

    sway

  • 발걸음이 흔들리다pal kkeo reu mi heun deul li da

    stagger

Similar words

흔들다heundeulda: To move something from side to side or up and down with force.
흔들거리다heundeulgeorida: To keep making small, repeated movements from side to side.
떨리다tteollida: To have quick, small movements caused by cold, fear, or nervousness.
동요하다tongyohada: To lose inner calm when worry makes the mind restless.

Definition in Korean

어떤 힘이나 상황 때문에 물체가 움직이거나 사람의 감정·의지가 쉽게 동요하는 상태를 가리키는 자동사eo tteon hi mi na sang hwang ttae mu ne mul che ga um ji gi geo na sa ra mui kam jeong ui ji ga swip kke tong yo ha neun sang tae reul ka ri ki neun cha dong sa

Word origin

The word is formed from a Korean verb meaning to make something shake plus a suffix that shows the subject undergoes the movement or moves on its own.

Usage tips

  • The subject helps choose the natural English expression, because a moving object and an uncertain person are described in different ways.

Other meanings

  • be shakenverb
  • wobbleverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 흔들다heundeuldashakeverb
  • 흔들림heundeullimshakingnoun
  • 흔들거리다heundeulgeoridawobbleverb

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