Meaning
拭う (ぬぐう, nuguu) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “mop; wipe”.
Example sentences 11
額の汗をハンカチでぬぐいました
I wiped the sweat from my forehead with my handkerchief.
彼女は涙をぬぐった。
She wiped away her tears.
彼は額の汗を拭った。
He wiped the sweat from his brow.
彼の額の汗をぬぐった。
He wiped the sweat from his forehead.
ジェインは目の涙をぬぐった。
Jane brushed the tears from her eyes.
コーヒーの染みは拭い取るのが難しい。
Coffee stains are hard to wipe off.
彼女はほこりを拭うのに湿った布を使った。
She used a damp rag to wipe off the dust.
親は病気の子供の顔をスポンジで拭ってやった。
The mother sponged her sick child's face.
ベスは頬の涙をぬぐうと、家に走って帰っていきました。
As Beth wiped tears from her face, she rushed home.
何か拭いがたいひけ目を持った少年が、自分はひそかに選ばれた者だ、と考えるのは、当然ではあるまいか。
Isn't it natural for a young man with a hard to shake reservedness about himself to think that he is secretly the chosen one?
そのため、価値や使い道が無くなり捨てられたぼろ布、汚物を拭う(=糞掃)くらいしか用の無くなった端布を拾い集め綴り合せて身を覆う布を作った。
Therefore, a cloth to cover the body was made by collecting and sewing together rags that had lost their value and were thrown away, or something like using pieces of cloth for wiping filth (funzo - literally, wiping excrement).