勘ぐる | Japanese meaning

勘ぐる【かんぐる】

Frequency rank: 22,912. – 23,054.

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

Forms

勘ぐる【かんぐる】Frequency rank: 22,912. – 23,054.
勘繰る【かんぐる】Frequency rank: 23,468. – 23,604.
かんぐる

Generated definitions (experimental)

to be suspicious of (someone's motives)

This meaning is used when someone questions or doubts the intentions of others, often due to a lack of trust or insight into their true motives.

よう。

He seems to be suspicious of my opinion.

、。

When my friend suddenly asked to borrow money, I suspected his intentions.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to develop a habit of being suspiciousto suspect someone's intentionsto make unnecessary suspicionsresult of suspicionto be overly suspiciousto suspect othersto become sensitive to suspicionto raise suspicionsto stop being suspiciousa suspicious gaze

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)