Definition of 振る

振る^☆【ふるfuru】 Inflection: godan ~る verb / transitive:
to wave; to shake; to swing
to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump
to abandon; to give up; to ruin
to add kana indicating a reading of a word ➜ 振り仮名
to slightly change headings; to change directions
to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
to replace; to substitute
to set up a joke for somebody else

Example Sentences

圭kei はha そのsono 問いtoi にni ギクリとGIKURIto させられたsaserareta がga、頭atama をwo 何でもないnanidemonai とto いいii たta そうにsouni 横yoko にni 振るfuru。: Kei is startled by that question, but shakes her head as it to say that it's nothing.
カズKAZU ちゃんchan、さっきsakki 完膚無きまでkanpunakimade にni 振っfu ちゃおうchaou としたtoshita でしょdesho？: You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?
檻ori にni 入れられたirerareta 虎tora はha 盛んにsakanni 尾o をwo 振ったfutta。: The caged tiger lashed its tail.
腕ude をwo 前後zengo にni 振りfuri なさいnasai。: Swing your arm back and forth.
彼女kanojo はha 昨日kinou、彼kare をwo ふったfutta。: She gave him the elbow yesterday.

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