Lingaku背ける【そむける】
Frequency rank: 18,702. – 18,777.
- to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 背ける【そむける】Frequency rank: 18,702. – 18,777.
- そむけるFrequency rank: 36,519. – 36,867.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
This meaning refers to the action of physically turning away one's head or gaze from something, often as a reaction to discomfort, disbelief, or disinterest.
Generated collocations (experimental)
せをむける背を向けるto turn one's backかおをそむける顔を背けるto turn one's face awayめをそむける目を背けるto avert one's eyesそむけた背けたしせん視線averted gazeせ背をそむける背けるto turn awayそむく背くことができないunable to turn awayいけん意見をそむける背けるto turn away from an opinionむし無視してそむける背けるto ignore and turn awayかれ彼からせをむける背を向けるto turn one's back on himじじつ事実をそむける背けるto turn away from the truth
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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She turned her head away, lest he should see her tears.
She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood.
The footage from that accident was so horrifying that it made me want to look away.