저만치, 흘끔, 빙긋
I am reading a children's book and I found this sentence which I am trying to translate '바로 저만치 소달구지 바퀴 자국에서 뒹굴고 있던 흙덩이가 곁눈질로 흘끔 쳐다보도 빙긋 웃었어요'.

I can't seem to find the exact meaning of these words in the dictionary : 저만치, 흘끔, 빙긋.
What are 흘끔 and 빙긋 as parts of the sentence? Can they stand for themselves in a sentence(or are they adverbs or something)?

Question

저만치, 흘끔, 빙긋
I am reading a children's book and I found this sentence which I am trying to translate '바로 저만치 소달구지 바퀴 자국에서 뒹굴고 있던 흙덩이가 곁눈질로 흘끔 쳐다보도 빙긋 웃었어요'.

I can't seem to find the exact meaning of these words in the dictionary : 저만치, 흘끔, 빙긋.
What are 흘끔 and 빙긋 as parts of the sentence? Can they stand for themselves in a sentence(or are they adverbs or something)?

Answer

All three are adverbs.

* 저만치  = (way) over there (i.e. relatively far away but still in view). Similar to 저만큼 (that much/far).
* 흘끔  = with a quick (sidelong) glance.
* 빙긋  = chuckling lightly? (describes a light, passing smile - there seems no matching English word)
(There is also 방긋 and 벙긋 which describe smiling innocently)

Examples:
- 발이 빠른 친구는 벌써 저만치 앞서가고 있었다.
- 그는 기침 소리에 흘끔 뒤를 돌아봤다.
- 선생님은 나의 대답을 들으시고는 빙긋 웃으셨다.

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