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わあわあ

waa-waa

Wailing / shouting loudly

Crying or shouting loudly and continuously. Describes children wailing, crowds cheering, or people arguing noisily.

💡A child crying in a store — 'The kid was waa-waa crying for a toy.'

Example

子供がわあわあと泣いている。

The child is crying waa-waa loudly.

Quiz yourself

The baby started ___ crying in the middle of the night.

赤ちゃんが真夜中に○○と泣き出した。

wailingcryingshoutingloudchildren
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