This is the 14058th most frequent Korean word.
맴돌았다
"맴돌았다" means "hovered" or "circled repeatedly."
In this sentence, '맴돌았다' describes the repetitive and lingering movement of thoughts within one's mind, conveying a sense of inability to focus on anything else.
그의 생각이 계속 머릿속을 맴돌았다.
His thoughts kept lingering in my mind.
Here, '맴돌았다' is used to express the physical motion of the butterfly circling around in a delicate and continuous manner.
나비가 꽃들 사이를 맴돌았다.
A butterfly fluttered around among the flowers.
In this context, '맴돌았다' symbolizes the transfer or repetitive discussion of the story among a group of people, such as gossip or shared information.