空回り | Japanese meaning

空回り【からまわり】

Frequency rank: 21,646. – 21,763.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels)
going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

Forms

Example sentences

4 results

1. 。。

Don't race the car. We want to make it go as far as possible.

2. 、、。

She tries so hard, but she's just spinning her wheels.

3. 。

The discussion produced a great deal of noise, but no forward motion.

The speeding vehicle skidded and crashed head-on into the rear-end of a truck before the driver could say Jack Robinson.

Frequency rank: 21,646. – 21,763.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels)
going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

Forms