彼女はわめき、警官たちに向かってナイフを振り回して脅すようなしぐさをしました。

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彼女はわめき、警官たちに向かってないふを振り回して脅すようなしぐさをしました。

English Translation

She shouted and threatened a policeman by brandishing a knife.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)はわめき、警官(けいかん)たちに向(む)かってナイフを振(ふ)り回(まわ)して脅(おど)すようなしぐさをしました。

Romanji

Kanojo wa wameki, keikantachi ni mukatte naifu o furimawashite odosu yōna shigusa o shimashita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

喚く (わめく)

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

ナイフ (ナイフ)

knife

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

振り回す (ふりまわす)

to wield; to brandish; to flourish; to wave (about); to swing; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

脅す (おどす)

to threaten; to menace; to bully

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

仕草 (しぐさ)

action; acting; gesture; bearing; treatment; behavior; behaviour

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to