藻掻く (もがく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

藻掻く (もがく) means to struggle / to wriggle / to be impatient.

See example sentences below.

藻掻く at a glance

藻掻く

もがくmogaku

N1verb

to struggle / to wriggle / to be impatient

藻掻くもがくmogakuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to struggle / to wriggle / to be impatient

Example 1

溺れて必死にもがく。

Translation

Struggle desperately while drowning.

Example 2

成功できずにもがいている。

Translation

Struggling because I can't succeed.