English rendering Pause before proceeding Literal translation: “Let something finish steaming”
Figuratively, pause for a while without rushing in work or speech, to rest or allow time
Dictionary example 1
그렇게 뜸 들이지만 말고 빨리 말해.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text뜸 들이다
Explore the body parts or scenes linked to this idiom.
A silent film that writes the headword and its meaning.
go without any meals To eat no rice or meals at all and go hungry. 
Finally get a meal Eat rice after a long interval. 
Do something habitually Do something often as a matter of course 
Be revolting Find another’s words, behavior, or the like unpleasant and repulsive 
Be comfortably off Be sufficiently well off that food is not a major concern. 
Shared · 2 Die Vulgarly, have one’s life end 
keep oneself fed To sustain a reasonably adequate life without going hungry. 
Shared · 2 Be reasonably well off Live in fairly comfortable financial circumstances 
Pick at one's food Eat little and pick at rice because of a poor appetite or the like. 
feel sickened with irritation To feel disgusted or offended. Browse in Hangul order.
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