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No. 7,967 in Korean

흔들었다

"흔들었다" means "shook" or "shaken."

In a sentence

  • 그녀는 나뭇가지를 잡고 흔들었다.

    She grabbed the branch and shook it.

    흔들었다 is used to describe the action of shaking the object, here the branch.

  • 아이는 머리를 흔들며 싫다고 말했다.

    The child shook their head while saying no.

    흔들었다 is used to describe the shaking motion of the head to express a negative.

  • 그의 목소리는 슬픔으로 가득 차 있었고 나의 마음을 흔들었다.

    His voice was full of sorrow and it shook my heart.

    흔들었다 is metaphorically used to describe the emotional effect on the heart.

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