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N2 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

(くち)ずさむto hum, to sing to oneself, to compose impromptu (poems)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to hum (a tune), to sing to oneself, to croon

    All Forms

    口ずさむ 【くちずさむ】口遊む 【くちずさむ】口吟む 【くちずさむ】

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    Examples

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      風呂(ふろ)(うた)(くち)ずさむ

      I hum a song in the bath.

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      (はは)(なつ)かしい(うた)(くち)ずさんでいます。

      My mother is humming a nostalgic song.

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      祖父(そふ)はよく(むかし)(ひと)()いた()(くち)ずさんでいる。

      My grandfather often sings to himself the poems that people wrote in the past.

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      (おっと)(じゅう)(ねん)(まえ)流行(はや)ったポップソングを(いま)だに(くち)ずさんでいます。

      My husband is still humming the pop song that was popular ten years ago.

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      執事(しつじ)(うた)(くち)ずさみながら適当(てきとう)掃除(そうじ)をしたあげく、(いえ)家具(かぐ)(きず)つけた。

      The butler, while humming a song and casually cleaning, ended up damaging the furniture in the house.

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