N12108/3019

くちずさむ

rarely used kanji formgodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

to hum (a tune), to sing to oneself, to croon

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょ台所だいどころきなうたくちずさみながら料理りょうりをしていた。

She was cooking in the kitchen while humming her favorite song to herself.

子供こどもころおぼえたメロディーをついくちずさんでしまう。

I can't help humming the melody I learned as a child.

かれ散歩さんぽしながらむかし流行歌はやりうたくちずさんでいた。

He was humming an old popular song to himself while taking a walk.

緊張きんちょうしているときでも、きなきょくくちずさむ気持きもちがく。

Even when I'm nervous, humming my favorite song helps me calm down.

彼女かのじょはそのメロディーをくちずさめないほど感情かんじょうげてきた。

Her emotions welled up to the point that she could not even hum the melody.