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A14 する-verb, Adverb, と-adverb

くよくよto fret (over), to brood (about), to mope, to worry, worriedly, (fretting) constantly, (worrying) over this and that, (obsessing) to no end

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    1. する-verb

      1. 1.

        to fret (over), to brood (about), to mope, to worry

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 2.

        worriedly, (fretting) constantly, (worrying) over this and that, (obsessing) to no end

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    くよくよクヨクヨ

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      将来(しょうらい)のことをくよくよと心配(しんぱい)する。

      To constantly fret over the future. {to fret (over), to brood (about), to mope, to worry, worriedly, (fretting) constantly, (worrying) over this and that, (obsessing) to no end}

      くよくよしていないでパーッと(さわ)ごう!

      Stop fretting and let's party! {to fret (over), to brood (about), to mope, to worry, worriedly, (fretting) constantly, (worrying) over this and that, (obsessing) to no end}

      舞台(ぶたい)失敗(しっぱい)をしたことをくよくよ(なや)んでいます。

      I'm brooding about the mistake I made on stage. {to fret (over), to brood (about), to mope, to worry, worriedly, (fretting) constantly, (worrying) over this and that, (obsessing) to no end}

      いつまでもくよくよと(うし)()きでいるのは時間(じかん)無駄(むだ)です。

      It's a waste of time to constantly fret and be stuck in the past. {to fret (over), to brood (about), to mope, to worry, worriedly, (fretting) constantly, (worrying) over this and that, (obsessing) to no end}

      (すこ)仕事(しごと)間違(まちが)っただけでくよくよする彼女(かのじょ)はとても繊細(せんさい)です。

      She is very sensitive, fretting over just a slight mistake at work. {to fret (over), to brood (about), to mope, to worry, worriedly, (fretting) constantly, (worrying) over this and that, (obsessing) to no end}

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