ごにょごにょ

Frequency:
1

Muttering or mumbling indistinctly; speaking in a low, unclear voice so that words are hard to understand.

AdverbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

彼は何かごにょごにょ言っているが、聞き取れない。

He's mumbling something, but I can't make out what he's saying.

先生に注意されて、生徒はごにょごにょ謝った。

When the teacher scolded them, the student muttered a half-hearted apology.

電話の向こうでごにょごにょと話す声が聞こえた。

I heard someone mumbling indistinctly on the other end of the phone.

会議中に横からごにょごにょ言う人がいて集中できなかった。

Someone kept whispering and mumbling from the side during the meeting, so I couldn't concentrate.

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