화끈 (hwakkeun)

*face burns* / blush

What it means

A sudden rush of heat to the face — embarrassment or a flustered crush.

Where you'll see it in manhwa

• Getting complimented by a crush
• An embarrassing mistake in public
• Realizing they said it out loud

How to say it

Romanized as hwakkeun. It's a emotion effect (feelings drawn as sound: heartbeats, flinches, blushes) and its rarity is uncommon.

Similar sound effects

• 두근두근 dugeun-dugeun — Ba-dump ba-dump
• 꼬르륵 kkoreureuk — Grumble (stomach)

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