버둥버둥

beodungbeodung
Adverb

Definitions

1
in a manner of struggling
In the manner that a big person moves continuously while waving his/her arms and legs in the state of falling, lying down, or sitting.
덩치가 큰 것이 매달리거나 눕거나 앉아서 팔다리를 내저으며 계속 움직이는 모양.
2
in the manner of struggling
(figurative) In the manner of making an effort in order to get out of a painful and difficult situation.
(비유적으로) 힘들고 고통스러운 상황에서 벗어나기 위해 몹시 애를 쓰는 모양.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.