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Movement & Speed

ぐるぐる

guru-guru

Spinning round and round

Rotating or revolving repeatedly in circles. Can describe physical spinning or going around in circles while lost.

💡Lost in a neighborhood — 'We drove guru-guru around the same block three times.'

Example

同じ場所をぐるぐる回ってしまった。

We ended up going guru-guru around the same place.

Quiz yourself

The dog chased its tail, spinning ___ in circles.

犬がしっぽを追いかけて○○回っていた。

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