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A3 Adverb, Suru verb

もわっとthick with smoke, moisture or odor, hard to breathe (air)

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    1. Adverb, Suru verb

      1.

      thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.), stiflingly (hot air), suffocatingly, pungently

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    モワッともわっとムワッとむわっと

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      (くるま)(なか)もわっとした空気(くうき)気持(きも)(わる)いです。

      The thick air inside the car feels unpleasant.

      (きり)視界(しかい)モワッとしています。

      The view is thick with smoke, moisture or odor, hard to breathe (air) due to the fog.

      もわっとした湯気(ゆげ)(なか)(はい)露天(ろてん)風呂(ぶろ)最高(さいこう)です。

      The open-air bath taken in the thick steam is the best.

      (なつ)満員電車(まんいんでんしゃ)モワッとしています。

      Summer's crowded trains are thick with heat and humidity.

      警察(けいさつ)たちは現場(げんば)(ただよ)もわっとした異臭(いしゅう)(かお)(しか)めた。

      The police officers grimaced at the thick stench wafting through the scene.

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