NichiDict

身動き

みうごき
身うごき
[miugoki]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring

2.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

acting freely; doing as one pleases

Examples

満員電車で身動きが取れない。

I can't move in the packed train.

身動きできずにじっと待つしかなかった。

Unable to move, I had no choice but to wait still.

けがをした猫が身動きせずに横たわっていた。

The injured cat lay without moving.