Word details
물다
- Pronunciation
- 물다
- Part of speech
- verb
- Vocabulary level
- intermediate
- Homonyms
- 2
- Derivative
- 물리다, 물리다
- Application
- 물어 [무러 ]
무니 [ ]
뭅니다 [뭄니다 ]
hold with one's lips or teeth
To insert something between the upper and lower lips or teeth and press it by bringing the parted lips or teeth together.
grit one's teeth; clench one's teeth; press one's lips together; squeeze one's lips together
To put the parted upper and lower lips or teeth together.
bite
To insert something between the upper and lower teeth and press it hard by putting the parted teeth together to the extent that it causes a wound.
bite
For an insect like a mosquito or bedbug to sting the skin with the sharp tip of its snout.
get
(slang) To get something or someone that benefits oneself.
hold in one's mouth
To hold in one's mouth.
Idioms
물고 늘어지다
bite and drag
To hold on to a certain task with patience without giving up.
bite and drag
To take issue with what someone says or how he/she behaves to start an argument.
물고 뜯다
bite and rip
To be in a severe fight, biting and ripping each other in a tangle.
bite and rip
To speak ill of and criticize others by all ways and means.
Proverbs
무는 개는 짖지 않는다
A biting dog never barks
Those who one should be really afraid of is those whose actions come before words.