Vocab Info

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

もぞもぞcreeping about, stirring restlessly, squirming

    Dictionary Definition

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

      1.

      creeping (of an insect, etc.), crawling

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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

      2.

      restlessly, fidgeting

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    3. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      3.

      hesitantly, slowly, sluggishly

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    4. Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Adverb

      4.

      to be crumbly (of food)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    もぞもぞ、もそもそ、モゾモゾ、モソモソ

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      背中(せなか)がモゾモゾして不快(ふかい)です。

      My back is squirming and it's uncomfortable. {creeping about, stirring restlessly, squirming}

      巣(す)穴(あな)からアリがモゾモゾと出(で)てきました。

      Ants started stirring restlessly out of the nest. {creeping about, stirring restlessly, squirming}

      母(はは)に怒(おこ)られた兄(あに)はバツが悪(わる)そうにモゾモゾしている。

      My brother, who was scolded by our mother, is squirming uncomfortably. {creeping about, stirring restlessly, squirming}

      目覚(めざ)ましに起(お)こされた妻(つま)が眠(ねむ)そうにモゾモゾと起(お)き上(あ)がった。

      My wife, awakened by the alarm clock, stirred restlessly as she got up, looking sleepy. {creeping about, stirring restlessly, squirming}

      虫(むし)が手(て)の中(なか)でモゾモゾと動(うご)いた時(とき)、なぜか体(からだ)がブルっと震(ふる)えました。

      When the bug was squirming in my hand, for some reason, my body shivered violently. {creeping about, stirring restlessly, squirming}

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