藻掻く

Meanings

1. Godan verb · Intransitive

   to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirm

2. Godan verb · Intransitive

   to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

Kanji in this word

• 藻
• 掻

Example sentences

• 地下鉄ちかてつから出でるのに私わたしはもがいた。

  I struggled to get out of the subway.

  Me costó salir del metro.

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• その動物どうぶつは檻おりから出でようともがいた。

  The animal struggled to get out of the cage.

  El animal luchó por salir de la jaula.

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