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넘실넘실 neom-sil-neom-sil
Waves or a large crowd of people undulating smoothly and broadly
What does 넘실넘실 mean?
넘실넘실 (neom-sil-neom-sil) means: Waves or a large crowd of people undulating smoothly and broadly.
A rhythmic, continuous, and vast movement.
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How it's actually used
- 바닷물이 파란 햇살을 받으며 넘실넘실 춤을 춥다.
badatmuri paran haetsal-eul bad-eumyeo neomsilneomsil chum-eul chupda.
The ocean water undulates smoothly and dances under the blue sunlight.
💡 Used for gentle, rolling waves. - 노란 유채꽃밭이 바람에 따라 넘실넘실 물결쳤다.
noran yuchae-kkotbati baram-e ttara neomsilneomsil mulgyeolchyeotda.
The yellow field of rape blossoms undulated in waves with the wind.
💡 Can metaphorically describe vast fields moving like waves. - 노을이 붉게 물든 바다 위로 파도가 넘실넘실 춤을 추고 있었다.
noeuri bulkke muldeun bada wiro padoga neomsilneomsil chumul chugo isseotda.
Waves were undulating rhythmically and dancing over the sea dyed red by the sunset.
💡 Use to describe large, gentle, continuous waves or liquid surfaces.
Related words in Fire, Heat, & Swaying
너울너울 neo-ul-neo-ul활활 hwal-hwal이글이글 i-geul-i-geul일렁일렁 il-leong-il-leong아지랑이 a-ji-rang-i