Illustration: In a small Japanese apartment, a young adult has become tangled inside a fitted bedsheet while changing the bedding. One elbow pushes against a trapped corner, the other arm remains pinned, and their torso twists while their feet scrabble on the tatami beside the bed.

もがく

mogaku

to struggle, writhe

Example sentences

その動物どうぶつは檻おりから出でようともがいた。
The animal struggled to get out of the cage.
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少年しょうねんは警察官けいさつかんからのがれようとしてもがいた。
The little boy struggled to free himself from the policeman.
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彼女かのじょは立たちあがろうと、もがいた。
She struggled to get up.
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