Korean

움츠리다

움츠리다
Meaning: to shrink; to curl up; to lose heart
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 움츠리다
Present 움츠린다
Polite 움츠려요
Formal 움츠립니다
Past 움츠렸다
Past + Polite 움츠렸어요
Guess + Polite 움츠리겠어요
Connective 움츠리고
Conditional 움츠리면
Volitional 움츠리자
Imperative 움츠려라
Imperative + Polite 움츠리세요
Attributive 움츠리는 / 움츠린 / 움츠릴

Example

People walked with their shoulders hunched because of the cold weather.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physically shrinking due to cold or fear, or mentally losing confidence.

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