day 117dig, scratch and glare
unit 17 · on the move & in the gamedig, scratch and glare
Use digging and scratching verbs in their literal and news senses (캐다, 파헤치다, 터트리다, 휘두르다, 짓밟다, 틀어막다), and describe glances and postures (째려보다, 훔쳐보다, 쪼그리고 앉다).
today’s words
- 짓밟다 jitbapda · trample (on)
- 째려보다 jjaeryeoboda · glare at (casual)
- 쪼그리다 jjogeurida · crouch, squat
- 쭈그리다 jjugeurida · squat, huddle; crumple
- 찔리다 jjillida · be pricked, be stabbed
- 처지다 cheojida · sag, droop; fall behind
- 치켜들다 chikyeodeulda · raise, hold up high
- 캐다 kaeda · dig up; dig into
- 터트리다 teoteurida · burst, pop; break (news)
- 틀어막다 teureomakda · stop up, plug; gag
- 틀어박히다 teureobakida · shut yourself away
- 파내다 panaeda · dig out
- 파헤치다 pahechida · dig up; expose
- 팽개치다 paenggaechida · throw down; abandon
- 풀어놓다 pureonota · let loose, set free
- 할퀴다 halkwida · scratch, claw; ravage
- 헤집다 hejipda · rummage, root through
- 헤치다 hechida · push through; scatter
- 훑다 hulda · strip; scan (quickly)
- 훑어보다 hulteoboda · look over, scan
- 훔쳐보다 humcheoboda · sneak a look, peek
- 휘다 hwida · bend
- 휘두르다 hwidureuda · swing, brandish; wield (power)
- 흘기다 heulgida · glare (sideways): 눈을 흘기다
sentences
- 할머니는 직접 재배한 감자를 밭에 쪼그리고 앉아 캤다. · Grandma crouched in the field and dug up the potatoes she had grown herself.
- 그는 식물원 앞 정류장에 쭈그리고 앉아 버스를 기다렸다. · He squatted at the bus stop in front of the botanical garden, waiting for the bus.
- 선수는 주먹을 치켜들고 크게 외쳤다. · The player raised his fist and gave a great shout.
- 강아지가 마당을 헤집고 다니며 땅을 파냈다. · The puppy rooted all over the yard, digging up the ground.
- 주민들은 태풍이 할퀴고 간 마을을 다시 일으켜 세웠다. · The residents rebuilt the village the typhoon had ravaged.