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No. 14,058 in Korean

맴돌았다

"맴돌았다" means "hovered" or "circled repeatedly."

In a sentence

  • 그의 생각이 계속 머릿속을 맴돌았다.

    His thoughts kept lingering in my mind.

    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.

  • 나비가 꽃들 사이를 맴돌았다.

    A butterfly fluttered around among the flowers.

    Here, '맴돌았다' is used to express the physical motion of the butterfly circling around in a delicate and continuous manner.

  • 그 이야기가 사람들 사이에서 맴돌았다.

    The story circulated among the people.

    In this context, '맴돌았다' symbolizes the transfer or repetitive discussion of the story among a group of people, such as gossip or shared information.

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