ジタバタ
Also written じたばた
Meanings
- Adverb, する verb (kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; flailing
- する verb, Adverb to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
Example sentences
- そのひったくりは、その体を押さえつけている私からなんとか逃れようと、じたばたともがいていた。
The purse snatcher was frantically struggling to get away from me while I had him pinned down.
Common phrases
- ジタバタする