なびく – Vocabulary details

なびく

Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to bend; to flutter; to wave

2. to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to; to obey

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to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; (lit.) even the plants yield

to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; (lit.) even the plants yield

彼かの女じょは風ふうに髪かみをなびかせて、私わたしのほうへ走はしってきた。

She ran up to me, her hair flying in the wind.

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