Word details
눈물
- Pronunciation
- 눈물
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
tear
Clear liquid running from the eyes of a person or animal.
Idioms
눈물을 거두다
withdraw tears
To stop crying.
눈물을 머금다
hold tears in one's eyes
For tears to form and gather in one's eyes without falling.
hold tears in one's eyes
To be unjustly accused or mistreated, but have nothing to do with it.
눈물을 삼키다
swallow tears
To bear sorrow, frustration and agony.
눈물을 짜내다
wring out tears
To shed crocodile tears.
눈물을 짜다
squeeze tears
To cry by shedding tears little by little.
눈물이 많다
have a lot of tears
To burst into tears easily and often.
눈물 없이(는)
without tears
Without crying.
눈물이 앞서다
have one's tears go ahead
To shed tears first without words or actions.
눈물이 앞을 가리다
Tears hide one's front
For tears to keep falling.
눈물이 헤프다
be wasteful with tears
To burst into tears easily and often.
눈물이 핑 돌다
One's tears spin
For tears to suddenly form and gather in one's eyes.