N21480/1725

睨にらむ

usually written using kana alonegodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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にらむ

Meanings

to glare at, to scowl at, to glower at
to stare intensely at, to examine carefully
to estimate, to guess, to suspect, to judge
to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person), to watch
to take account of, to take into consideration

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Example sentences

彼かれは私わたしを鋭するどい目めで睨にらんだ。

He glared at me with sharp eyes.

上司じょうしに睨にらまれてから、彼かれは緊張きんちょうして仕事しごとをしている。

Since being watched closely by his boss, he has been working nervously.

刑事けいじは容疑者ようぎしゃを犯人はんにんだと睨にらんでいる。

The detective suspects the suspect to be the culprit.

彼女かのじょは怒いかりをあらわにして、相手あいてを睨にらみつけた。

She openly showed her anger and glowered at the other person.

警察けいさつは以前いぜんから彼かれの動向どうこうを睨にらんでおり、ついに逮捕たいほに踏ふみ切きった。

The police had been keeping a close eye on his movements for some time, and finally decided to arrest him.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)