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A14 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

どんよりdark, gloomy, overcast, gray, heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed

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    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        dark, gloomy, overcast, gray

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    どんよりドンヨリ

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      (かれ)のどんよりとした()つきが不気味(ぶきみ)だ。

      His gloomy gaze is eerie. {dark, gloomy, overcast, gray, heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed}

      どんよりと(よど)んだ(ぬま)では(およ)ぎたくありません。

      I do not want to swim in a swamp that is gloomy and stagnant. {dark, gloomy, overcast, gray, heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed}

      (そら)がどんよりと(くも)っている()は、気持(きも)ちも(くら)くなります。

      On days when the sky is heavily overcast, my mood also becomes gloomy. {dark, gloomy, overcast, gray, heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed}

      薬物(やくぶつ)中毒(ちゅうどく)(しゃ)(かれ)は、どんよりとして生気(せいき)のない()をしています。

      He, a drug addict, has dull, lifeless eyes that are gloomy and overcast. {dark, gloomy, overcast, gray, heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed}

      どんよりとした()をしている彼女(かのじょ)健康(けんこう)心配(しんぱい)でしょうがないです。

      I can't help but worry about her health, seeing her with such dull and gloomy eyes. {dark, gloomy, overcast, gray, heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed}

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