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N1 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, な-adjective

ぶらぶらdangling heavily, swaying to and fro, swinging, strolling, rambling, roaming, wandering, idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly, persisting (of an illness)

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    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, な-adjective

      1.

      dangling, swaying, swinging

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      2.

      (walking) leisurely, aimlessly, strolling, wandering, rambling

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      3.

      idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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      (ひま)なので繁華(はんか)(がい)ぶらぶらしています。

      I've got time to kill, so I'm wandering around downtown.

      • N1

      (くび)から()げたスマホがぶらぶらしています。

      The smartphone hanging from my neck is swinging back and forth.

      • N1

      定職(ていしょく)もなくぶらぶらしている息子(むすこ)()()(はじ)だ。

      My son, drifting through life without a steady job, is a disgrace to our family.

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      台風(たいふう)による強風(きょうふう)のせいで電線(でんせん)()れてぶらぶら()()がっている。

      The typhoon’s strong winds snapped the power lines, leaving them dangling.

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      暴風(ぼうふう)提灯(ちょうちん)ぶらぶら()れていて(あぶ)ないので、(いま)から撤去(てっきょ)する(こと)にしました。

      It's dangerous to let the lantern sway in the storm, so I’m taking it down right away.

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