Japanese

めく

ざわめく
Meaning: to stir; to buzz; to rustle; to be noisy
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 騒めく 騒めかない
Polite 騒めきます 騒めきません
Past 騒めいた 騒めかなかった
Polite + Past 騒めきました 騒めきませんでした
Te-form 騒めいて 騒めかなくて
Potential 騒めける 騒めけない
Passive 騒めかれる 騒めかれない
Causative 騒めかせる 騒めかせない
Causative + Passive 騒めかされる 騒めかされない
Imperative 騒めけ 騒めくな

Handwriting

騒
め
く

Example

The audience stirred at the news.

Usage Notes

Describes the sound or atmosphere of many people talking or things moving in a restless or excited way.

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