뜨끔 (tteukkeum)

*guilty twinge*

What it means

A sharp pang of guilt, like being poked in the conscience. Also a sudden stab of pain.

Where you'll see it in manhwa

• Someone mentions the thing they secretly did
• Being called out indirectly
• A sudden pain in the chest

How to say it

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

Similar sound effects

• 움찔 umjjil — *flinch*
• 흠칫 heumchit — *startled pause*

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