Word Meaning 蠕く

うごめく ugomeku

蠕く is read as うごめく (ugomeku) and means to wriggle.

Meaning

English

  1. to wriggle
  2. to squirm
  3. to crawl like a worm

Reading

Kana

うごめく

Romaji

ugomeku

Writing Variants

  • 動めく うごめく ugomeku
  • 蠢く うごめく ugomeku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

1

くらやみでかげがうごめくようにみえた。

The shadow looked like it was writhing in the darkness.