Korean Sound Words
꾸벅꾸벅
kkubeok-kkubeok · shape/feeling word
What it means
Nodding off, head dropping again and again.
When you'd use it
Dozing in class, on the subway, after lunch.
Closest English
Nodding off
Example
점심 먹고 회의 시간에 꾸벅꾸벅 졸았다.I kept nodding off in the meeting after lunch.