空回り | Japanese meaning

り【からまわり】

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

Example sentences

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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.

4. 、、、、、、、、、、。。

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

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

Example sentences

4 results