2023-09-21

Let's learn about "뚝뚝"

* 뚝뚝 has the following meanings

* 똑똑 is the weak word of 뚝뚝

1) [액체가 떨어지는 모양·소리] dripping; in drops; pattering; dropping one by one; trickling

- 눈물을 뚝뚝 떨어뜨리다 : shed teardrops
- 눈물이 뚝뚝 떨어지다 : tears fall in drops
- 그의 얼굴에서 땀이 뚝뚝 떨어지고 있었다 : His face was dripping with sweat
- 내 이마에서 땀방울이 뚝뚝 떨어졌다 : Perspiration[Sweat] trickled off my forehead
- 마루에는 피가 뚝뚝  떨어져 있었다 : There were big blotches of blood on the floor
- 비가 뚝뚝  떨어지기 시작했다 : It began to sprinkle[to rain a little]
- 그녀는 닭똥 같은 눈물을 뚝뚝 떨어뜨렸다 : Her tears fell in big drops

2) [부러지는 모양·소리] with snaps; with creaks; snappingly

- 손가락 마디를 뚝뚝 소리내다 : crack (the joints of) one's fingers
- 나뭇가지가 뚝뚝 부러졌다 : The branches were broken with snaps

3) [두드리는 소리] rapping; knocking

- 그는 계속 문을 뚝뚝 두드렸다 : He kept knocking at the door
- 그는 지팡이로 보도를 뚝뚝 두드리며 갔다 : His cane went rapping[tapping] along the street.

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