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겁먹고

get scared and, be scared and

→ 겁먹다
겁 fear, fright + 먹 to eat + 고 And
verb Rare #30,581
get scared and, be scared and Connects this action to what follows.
KO: 아이가 겁먹고 엄마 손을 잡았어요.
EN: The child got scared and held his mother's hand.
Conjugation of 겁먹다
Indicative
겁먹고

친구가 겁먹고 갔잖아요

My friend left scared, remember?

— 빅 식 (2017)

다들 겁먹고 덤비지 않을 테니 걱정할 건 없어

They'll all be too scared to come at us, so there's nothing to worry about.

— 대부 (1972)

겁먹고 도망치는 놈들은…!

Those cowards who get scared and run away…!

— 7인의 사무라이 (1954)