こまねく

Also written こまぬく, 拱く

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to fold (one's) arms
2. to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively (as 手を〜, 腕を〜 etc.) See also: 手をこまねく (てをこまねく). See also: 腕をこまねく (うでをこまねく).

Example sentences

• 彼はただ手をこまねいて見ているだけだった。
  He just looked on with his arms folded.

Common phrases

• 手をこまねく (てをこまねく) to fold one's arms

Words containing こまねく

• 腕をこまねく (うでをこまねく) to look on with arms folded
• 手をこまねく (てをこまねく) to fold one's arms

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