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こそこそ動き回る；コソコソ動き回る
【こそこそうごきまわる】

1.

[exp,vi]
▶ to sneak around
▶ to slink around
▶ to skulk

History:

6.	D 2025-06-17 09:43:26 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	こそこそ動き回る 66 コソコソ動き回る 64 コソコソ 190593 こそこそ 219966 動き回る 234010
	Comments:	Yes, a very weak and obvious A+B.
5.	A* 2025-06-08 17:57:30 Sombrero1
	Refs:	https://www.edrdg.org/wiki/index.php/Editorial_policy#Is_it_worth_including?
	Comments:	This fails 4, arguably all 5 criteria in the "is it worth including section". Not sure this should be included
4.	A 2025-06-08 14:25:07 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Google N-gram Corpus Counts ╭─ーーーーーーーーーー─┬─────┬───────╮ │ こそこそ動き回っ　　 │ 340 │ 72.6% │ │ コソコソ動き回っ　　 │ 128 │ 27.4% │ │ こそこそうごきまわっ │ 0 │ 0.0% │ │ コソコソうごきまわっ │ 0 │ 0.0% │ ╰─ーーーーーーーーーー─┴─────┴───────╯
	Diff:	@@ -12,3 +11,0 @@ -</r_ele> -<r_ele> -<reb>コソコソうごきまわる</reb>
3.	A 2025-06-08 09:40:58 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Very marginal.
2.	A* 2025-06-03 23:49:44
	Refs:	lit. translation "to sneakily move around" コソコソ動き回る 64 49.2% こそこそ動き回る 66 50.8% Not a very common expression according to the ngrams, but might as well have it.
	Diff:	@@ -3,0 +4,3 @@ +<k_ele> +<keb>こそこそ動き回る</keb> +</k_ele> @@ -8 +11,4 @@ -<reb>こんこんうごきまわる</reb> +<reb>こそこそうごきまわる</reb> +</r_ele> +<r_ele> +<reb>コソコソうごきまわる</reb> @@ -10,0 +17 @@ +<pos>&exp;</pos> @@ -12,2 +19,3 @@ -<gloss>slink around</gloss> -<gloss>skulk</gloss> +<gloss>to sneak around</gloss> +<gloss>to slink around</gloss> +<gloss>to skulk</gloss>
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1.	A* 2025-06-01 09:38:08 Hendrik
	Refs:	expression encountered in conversation; also: https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=slink
	Comments:	JEDIC has "こそこそ動く = slink; lurk; skulk", but I think "コソコソ動き回る" has its own specific meaning. Some English dictionaries only have "slink" and an added "around" requires an object (complement) - such as, "slink around a corner": https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/slink https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slink Others have it as phrasal verb: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/slink+around

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