あぐねる

Also written 倦ねる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)

Example sentences

• 私はどの車を買うか決めあぐねています。
  I can't decide which car to buy.
• 私は次にどうしたものかと、考えあぐねた。
  I was puzzled about what to do next.

Common phrases

• 攻めあぐねる (せめあぐねる) to be at a loss how to continue an offensive
• 考えあぐねる (かんがえあぐねる) to be at a loss

Words containing あぐねる

• 考えあぐねる (かんがえあぐねる) to be at a loss
• 攻めあぐねる (せめあぐねる) to be at a loss how to continue an offensive
• 思いあぐねる (おもいあぐねる) to rack one's brains without getting anywhere

And 1 more.

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