quẫng
Definition
- Verb:
- To gambol, to caper, to frisk: To leap, jump, or skip about in a playful, lively, and often clumsy or energetic manner. This typically describes the movement of animals, especially young ones like lambs or kids, or children at play.
- To flail, to thrash: To move one's limbs or body vigorously and uncontrollably, often in water or when struggling. This meaning emphasizes forceful, uncoordinated movement.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Những chú cừu con đang quẫng trên đồng cỏ. (The lambs are gamboling in the meadow.)
- Đứa trẻ quẫng đạp trong chậu tắm. (The child thrashed about in the bathtub.)
- Con cá quẫng mạnh trên thuyền. (The fish flapped violently on the boat.)
Advanced Usage
- "Nhảy quẫng": This is a common compound phrase meaning to gambol or caper, combining the ideas of jumping and frisking.
- Bọn trẻ nhảy quẫng vui vẻ trong công viên. (The children gamboled happily in the park.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quẫy (v): A near-synonym often used interchangeably with "quẫng," especially for the meaning of thrashing or flailing (e.g., of a fish).
- Con cá quẫy đuôi. (The fish thrashed its tail.)
Synonyms
- Gambol: To run or jump about playfully.
- Caper: To skip or dance in a lively or playful way.
- Flail: To wave or swing wildly.
- Thrash: To move in a violent and chaotic way.
Related Idioms
- Quẫng như cá mắc cạn: To flail like a fish out of water; to struggle desperately in an unfamiliar or unsuitable situation.
- Anh ấy cảm thấy lạc lõng, quẫng như cá mắc cạn. (He felt out of place, flailing like a fish out of water.)
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Nhảy quẫng
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Gambol, caper
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