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A3 Adverb, する-verb

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

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    1. Adverb, する-verb

      1. 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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