What does どよめく mean?
どよめく is a Japanese verb meaning “to stir (of a crowd)” in English. It can also be translated as “to resound” depending on context. It is written as どよめく in hiragana, and doyomeku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentences
ゴールが決まると、会場がどよめいた。
The whole stadium roared when the goal went in.
意外な発表に、教室がどよめいた。
The classroom buzzed at the surprise announcement.
Conjugation of どよめく
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | どよめく | どよめかない |
| Plain past | どよめいた | どよめかなかった |
| Polite | どよめきます | どよめきません |
| Polite past | どよめきました | どよめきませんでした |
Other forms
Te-formどよめいて
Potentialどよめける
Passiveどよめかれる
Volitionalどよめこう
Causativeどよめかせる
Conditionalどよめけば
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