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もうもう

moo-moo

Thick smoke or dust billowing densely

Thick smoke, steam, or dust billowing and filling the air so densely you can hardly see through it.

💡A fire scene or a dusty demolition site — 'Smoke was hanging moo-moo over the building.'

Example

工場の煙突からもうもうと煙が上がっている。

Smoke is billowing thickly from the factory chimney.

Quiz yourself

Smoke was billowing ___ from the burning building.

火事の現場から煙が○○と立ち込めていた。

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