This is the 18965th most frequent Korean word.
쓰나미처럼
"Like a tsunami."
Here, '쓰나미처럼' is used as a simile to describe a large mass of people moving in together, comparing the momentum to that of a tsunami.
쓰나미처럼 많은 사람들이 그 경기에 몰려들었다.
Like a tsunami, many people flocked to the game.
In this sentence, '쓰나미처럼' metaphorically conveys the overwhelming and sudden impact of the news on emotions.
그 소식은 내 마음을 쓰나미처럼 휩쓸어갔다.
The news swept through my heart like a tsunami.
Here, '쓰나미처럼' analogizes the rapid and uncontrollable spread of the fire to the force and movement of a tsunami.