揺れ動く

ゆれうごく

Also written ゆれ動く

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to shake; to tremble; to sway; to flicker
2. to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate; to waver (e.g. between options); to vacillate; to seesaw

Kanji

• 揺 sway. Read as ゆれる.
• 動 move. Read as うごく.

Example sentences

• ボートは波立つ水の上で揺れ動いた。
  The boat danced on the choppy water.

Common phrases

• 間で揺れ動く
• 心が揺れ動く
• 気持ちが揺れ動く

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