ついばむ
Frequency rank: 32,811. – 33,123. (for form 啄む: 32,221. – 32,504.)
- to pick at; to peck atword usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'mu' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- ついばむFrequency rank: 32,811. – 33,123.
- 啄む【ついばむ】Frequency rank: 32,221. – 32,504.
Example sentences
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1. ひとのこえ声ににた似たぶきみ不気味ななきごえ鳴き声、しっこく漆黒のはね羽、しにく死肉をついばむ啄むすがた姿などから、からす鴉はふこう不幸にまいおりる舞い降りるふきつ不吉なとり鳥としてせかい世界にしられています知られています。
A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.