どよめく
どよめく
verb (godan)
to stir; to rustle; to be in an uproar
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | どよめく | どよめかない |
| Present polite | どよめきます | どよめきません |
| Past | どよめいた | どよめかなかった |
| Past polite | どよめきました | どよめきませんでした |
| て form | どよめいて | どよめかなくて |
| ている present | どよめいている | どよめいていない |
| ている polite | どよめいています | どよめいていません |
| ている past | どよめいていた | どよめいていなかった |
| ている past polite | どよめいていました | どよめいていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | どよめけば | どよめかなければ |
| Conditional たら | どよめいたら | どよめかなかったら |
| Volitional | どよめこう | — |
| Volitional polite | どよめきましょう | — |
| Potential | どよめける | どよめけない |
| Passive | どよめかれる | どよめかれない |
| Causative | どよめかせる | どよめかせない |
| Imperative | どよめけ | どよめくな |
1.
to stir; to rustle; to be in an uproar
to become noisy with many voices or sounds, typically from a crowd reacting to something
どよめく describes the collective noise of a crowd reacting to something unexpected or exciting.
Verb type
- Godan verb (く-verb)
- Intransitive
Etymology
- Related to 響む (archaic: to resound)
- Onomatopoeic origin suggesting rumbling/stirring sounds
Common collocations
- 会場がどよめく (venue stirs)
- 観客がどよめく (audience stirs)
- 場内がどよめく (hall is in uproar)
- 驚きにどよめく (stir in surprise)
- 歓声がどよめく (cheers rise up)
Usage
- Sports events (unexpected plays, goals)
- Performances (dramatic reveals)
- Announcements (surprising news)
- Public gatherings (reactions to events)
- Implies sudden, collective reaction
- Often written in hiragana
- Usually positive or neutral (excitement/surprise rather than anger)
Register: Literary to neutral. Often used in news reports and novels.
Similar words
Related Words
Compare:
ざわめく (quieter, continuous)
Compare:
ざわつく (to be noisy)
Compare:
騒ぐ (to make noise)