うろつく
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Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam (Usually kana)
Pitch accent
うろつく
Examples7
Midnight is when ghosts are thought to walk the earth.
A strange person is hanging around the house.
It is said that around midnight is the time when the ghosts come out.
Many high school students hang around at book stores reading comics.
There are some unfamiliar people wandering around the house.
Once upon a time, octopuses roamed the Earth.