글썽 (geulsseong)

*teary-eyed*

What it means

Eyes filling up with tears that haven't fallen yet. A quiet, emotional moment.

Where you'll see it in manhwa

• Hearing kind words after a hard time
• A reunion
• Trying not to cry

How to say it

Romanized as geulsseong. 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

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