もがく
- to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirmword usually written using kana alone
- to act frantically; to make desperate effortsword usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
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And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America — the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.
The purse snatcher was frantically struggling to get away from me while I had him pinned down.