멀어지고

In a sentence

• 우리는 서로 자꾸 멀어지고 있어요.

  We are gradually drifting apart.

  Here, '멀어지고' describes the emotional or relational distance increasing between the subject and another person.

• 도시의 소음이 산길에서 멀어지고 고요함이 찾아옵니다.

  The noise of the city fades away as you walk along the mountain path, and tranquility arrives.

  In this context, '멀어지고' indicates the physical distance of the city's noise increasing relative to the subject as they move.

• 시간이 지나며 그날의 기억도 점점 멀어지고 있습니다.

  As time passes, the memory of that day is gradually becoming faint.

  Here, '멀어지고' metaphorically illustrates the distance of memory fading with time.