No. 11,442 in Korean
꼬물꼬물
"꼬물꼬물" describes small, subtle wriggling or squirming movements.
In a sentence
아기 고양이가 꼬물꼬물 움직이고 있어요.
The baby kitten is wriggling around.
Here, '꼬물꼬물' describes the slow and crawling movements typical of a small kitten.
이 작은 벌레가 꼬물꼬물 기어가네요.
This small insect is crawling slowly.
In this sentence, '꼬물꼬물' is used to depict the slow, deliberate crawling motion of the insect.
구름 속에서 꼬물꼬물 산이 보이기 시작했어요.
The mountain started to slowly emerge from behind the clouds.
Here, '꼬물꼬물' is metaphorically used to describe how the mountain is appearing slowly and gradually visible.
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