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A14 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

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

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    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      1.

      dark, gloomy, overcast, gray

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      2.

      heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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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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