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혀가 돌다

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  • 혀가 돌다

English rendering be able to speak Literal translation: “the tongue turns”

Meaning 1

말을 할 때 혀가 놀려지다.

For the tongue to move while speaking.

Dictionary example 1

말문을 닫은 지 며칠이 지나서야 가까스로 혀가 도는지 더듬거리며 말을 시작했다.

Only several days after falling silent did he begin to speak haltingly, as though his tongue could barely move.
동의어 혀끝이 돌다

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“혀가 돌다” — be able to speak: For the tongue to move while speaking.
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