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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)

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    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

      Humming a song in the bath. {to hum, to sing to oneself, to compose impromptu (poems)}

      • N2

      (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. {to hum, to sing to oneself, to compose impromptu (poems)}

      • N2

      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 hums the poems that people wrote in the past. {to hum, to sing to oneself, to compose impromptu (poems)}

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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. {to hum, to sing to oneself, to compose impromptu (poems)}

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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. {to hum, to sing to oneself, to compose impromptu (poems)}

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