濁す

にごす

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to roil
2. to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about See also: 言葉を濁す (ことばをにごす).

Kanji

• 濁 murky. Read as にごす.

Example sentences

• 水面から飛び立つ鳥は努めてあとを濁さぬようにする。
  A bird flying out of the water is careful not to cause turbulence.

Common phrases

• 言葉を濁す (ことばをにごす) to be vague
• お茶を濁す (おちゃをにごす) to evade (questions)

Related forms

• 濁る (にごる) to become muddy (intransitive partner)

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