Word details
등골
- Pronunciation
- 등꼴
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- advanced
- Homonyms
- 2
spine; backbone
The long central concave part of the human back.
Idioms
등골(이) 서늘하다
feel the chill in one's backbone
To be very startled or scared to such an extent that one gets goose bumps along their spine.
등골(이) 오싹하다
feel a shiver along one's spine
To feel very scared to such an extent that one gets goose bumps.