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ぐねぐね

gune-gune

Twisting, contorted shape

The visual impression of something twisted and contorted — a gnarled tree trunk, twisted roots above ground, or a winding path through dense brush.

💡An ancient cedar with twisted branches — 'The old tree's roots spread gune-gune across the ground.'

Example

古い木の根がぐねぐねと地面を這っている。

The old tree's roots crawl gune-gune across the ground.

Quiz yourself

The ancient tree's branches ___ twisted in every direction.

古木の枝が○○とあらゆる方向にねじれていた。

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