むくむくと（むくむくと）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: puffing up/swelling
Example sentences
- 入道雲がむくむくとわく。 — Towering cumulonimbus clouds swell up billowing into the sky.
- やる気がむくむくとわく。 — Motivation wells up inside him.
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