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うろつく (urotsuku)

hang around; loiter

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Meaning

うろつく (urotsuku) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “hang around; loiter”.

Example sentences 9

怪あやしい男おとこがうろついている

A suspicious character is wandering about.

彼は家の中をうろつく。

He hangs about at home.

泥棒どろぼうは真夜中まよなかにうろつき回まわる。

Robbers prowl around at midnight.

彼かれはよくない連中れんちゅうとうろつき回まわっている。

He hangs around with the wrong group of kids.

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