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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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Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
1.
dark, gloomy, overcast, gray
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
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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彼のどんよりとした目つきが不気味だ。
His gloomy gaze is eerie. {dark, gloomy, overcast, gray, heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed}
どんよりと澱んだ沼では泳ぎたくありません。
I do not want to swim in a swamp that is gloomy and stagnant. {dark, gloomy, overcast, gray, heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed}
空がどんよりと雲っている日は、気持ちも暗くなります。
On days when the sky is heavily overcast, my mood also becomes gloomy. {dark, gloomy, overcast, gray, heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed}
薬物中毒者の彼は、どんよりとして生気のない目をしています。
He, a drug addict, has dull, lifeless eyes that are gloomy and overcast. {dark, gloomy, overcast, gray, heavy, leaden, dull, lackluster, glazed}
どんよりとした目をしている彼女の健康が心配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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