Illustration: Inside a neighborhood community hall, a seated audience begins turning toward the same open side door. Several people lean close to neighbors with parted lips; others twist in their chairs, lift their eyebrows, or cup a hand near a friend's ear.

ざわめく

zawameku

to buzz, to rustle

Example sentences

群衆ぐんしゅうが興奮こうふんしてざわめいていた。
The crowd buzzed with excitement.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
森もりの中なかを吹ふく風かぜが、木この葉はをざわめかせていた。
The wind blowing through the forest made the leaves rustle.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source
街中まちじゅうがざわめき出だした。ただ、危機感ききかんからではない。
The whole town began to buzz. But it wasn’t out of a sense of crisis.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

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