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투정부리다 tu-jeong-bu-ri-da

To grumble, complain childishly, or pout to get attention

Lighter than '떼쓰다'. A girlfriend might '투정부리다' to her boyfriend because he didn't text her all day. It's a mild, sometimes affectionate form of complaining designed to elicit comfort.

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