Vocab Info

A14 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, Intransitive verb

もぞもぞcreeping about, stirring restlessly, squirming

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        creeping (of an insect, etc.), crawling

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

      2. 2.

        restlessly, fidgeting

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    2. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 3.

        hesitantly, slowly, sluggishly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    3. する-verb, Intransitive verb, Adverb

      1. 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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