Japanese

うごめく
Meaning: to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 蠢く 蠢かない
Polite 蠢きます 蠢きません
Past 蠢いた 蠢かなかった
Polite + Past 蠢きました 蠢きませんでした
Te-form 蠢いて 蠢かなくて
Potential 蠢ける 蠢けない
Passive 蠢かれる 蠢かれない
Causative 蠢かせる 蠢かせない
Causative + Passive 蠢かされる 蠢かされない
Imperative 蠢け 蠢くな

Handwriting

蠢
く

Example

I saw something wriggling in the darkness.

Usage Notes

Used to describe the movement of insects or groups of people/things moving in a restive or secretive way.

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