うごめいている（うごめいている）

JLPT N1 · noun

Meaning: writhing/squirming

Example sentences

• 草むらで虫がうごめいている。 — Insects are squirming in the grass.
• 水面下で何かがうごめいている。 — Something is stirring beneath the surface.

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