Nuance Dictionary / Tangled & Untangled States
쭈글쭈글 jju-geul-jju-geul
Wrinkled, shriveled, and crumpled, like an old person's skin or unironed clothes
What does 쭈글쭈글 mean?
쭈글쭈글 (jju-geul-jju-geul) means: Wrinkled, shriveled, and crumpled, like an old person's skin or unironed clothes.
A strong visual of something that has lost its smoothness and moisture.
How it's actually used
- 다림질을 안 해서 셔츠가 아주 쭈글쭈글하네.
darimjireul an haeseo syeocheuga aju jjuguljjugulhane.
The shirt is all crumpled up because I didn't iron it.
💡 Commonly used for unironed clothes full of wrinkles. - 할머니 손등이 세월의 흔적처럼 쭈글쭈글해지셨다.
halmeoni sondeungi sewor-ui heunjeokcheoreom jjuguljjugulhaejisyotda.
Grandma's back of hands have become shriveled and wrinkled like the traces of time.
💡 Used to describe aged skin losing its smoothness. - 오랫동안 물속에 있었더니 손가락이 쭈글쭈글해졌다.
oraetdongan mulsoge isseotdeoni songgaragi jjuguljjughaejyeotda.
My fingers got all shriveled up after being in the water for a long time.
💡 Used for skin wrinkling from water immersion.
Related words in Tangled & Untangled States
빳빳(하다) ppat-ppat-ha-da너풀너풀 neo-pul-neo-pul반들반들 ban-deul-ban-deul부스스 bu-seu-seu엉망진창 eong-mang-jin-chang