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
  1. racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels)
  2. going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
Forms
  • り【からまわり】Frequency rank: 21,646. – 21,763.
  • からまわり
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels)
    2. This meaning refers to a situation where an engine runs without engaging properly, leading to a loss of effectiveness, or when wheels spin without gaining traction.
    The engine was racing, and the car did not move forward.
    The tires spun without grip on the snowy road.
  2. going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
    3. This meaning describes a situation where discussions or arguments yield no progress or resolution, often leading to frustration.
    Their discussion went in circles, and nothing was decided.
    No matter how much we talk about that issue, we are always just going nowhere.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to spin idleto be going in circlesa fruitless discussiona result of going nowherean idling stateto go round in circles many timesthe project is going nowhereto repeat going in circlesthe argument is going nowhereto fall into a state of idling
Example sentences
4 results
1. 。。
Don't race the car. We want to make it go as far as possible.
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2. 、、。
She tries so hard, but she's just spinning her wheels.
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3. 。
The discussion produced a great deal of noise, but no forward motion.
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4. 、、、、、。
The speeding vehicle skidded and crashed head-on into the rear-end of a truck before the driver could say Jack Robinson.
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