Word details
울다
- Pronunciation
- 울ː다
- Part of speech
- verb
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Homonyms
- 2
- Derivative
- 울리다02
- Application
- 우는 [우ː는 ]
울어 [우러 ]
우니 [우ː니 ]
웁니다 [움ː니다 ]
cry
To shed tears out of unbearable joy, pain, or delight, or to make sounds while shedding tears.
cry; howl; sing
For an animal, insect, or wind, etc., to make a sound.
make a sound
For an object to make a sound by being swayed by the wind.
ring; roar
For thunder, a bell, a doorbell, etc. to make a sound.
ring
For a medical disorder to cause one to hear a sound that doesn't really exist.
feel like; be frustrated
(figurative) To feel frustrated because one cannot hit or attack another.
cry
To make a sound and shed tears at the same time.
Proverbs
우는 아이 젖 준다
A crying baby will be breastfed
If there is something one wants, one should ask for it.
울 수 없으니까 웃는다
One laughs because one cannot cry
To be very surprised and dumbfounded because one unexpectedly suffers big trouble.
울며 겨자 먹기
eat mustard in tears
To be forced to do something against one's will.