もぐもぐ

Frequency rank: 8,660. – 8,673.

adverb (fukushi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; adverb taking the 'to' particle

mumbling; chewing one's wordsonomatopoeic or mimetic word
chewing (food)onomatopoeic or mimetic word
squirming; wrigglingonomatopoeic or mimetic word

Forms

もぐもぐFrequency rank: 8,660. – 8,673.
もごもごFrequency rank: 15,650. – 15,697.

Generated definitions (experimental)

mumbling; chewing one's words

This word is used to describe the action of mumbling or chewing one's words, often when someone is talking unclearly or with their mouth full.

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It's hard to understand when you mumble while talking.

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He is chewing something.

chewing (food)

もぐもぐ can also be used to describe the action of chewing on food.

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Eating bread by chewing it.

squirming; wriggling

When used to describe someone squirming or wriggling, もぐもぐ indicates a restless or fidgety behavior.

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Children have a hard time sitting for a long time and keep squirming.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to chew food noisilyto mumbleto snack or nibbleto squirm or wriggleto speak while munchingmumbling voiceto eat with a chewing soundto talk while chewinga child who munchessnack time

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

そしゃく咀嚼しながらたべもの食べ物をたべる食べるようす様子．.

ひどくよっぱらった酔っぱらったじょきゅう女給と、よってない酔ってないじょきゅう女給とふたり二人、すし寿司をもぐもぐくっていた食っていた．.きごう（だざい太宰おさむ治きごう『まさよし正義とびしょう微笑きごう』きごう）

ものをいうものを言うときにくちごもる口ごもるさま様．.

さんざん散々またせて待たせて、あのひとあの人はのそっとやってきやって来、じつはけっきん欠勤したどうりょう同僚のしごと仕事をかわってやっていたためおくれた遅れたのだ、とくち口のなかでもぐもぐべんかい弁解した．.きごう（おだ織田さくのすけ作之助きごう『てんいむほう天衣無縫きごう』きごう）

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