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jmdict 1245920 Active (id: 2168622)
空転 [news1,nf19]
【くうてん [news1,nf19] 】

[n,vs,vi]
▶ racing (of an engine)
▶ idling

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 1675650 空回り 1. racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels)

[n,vs,vi]
▶ going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.)
▶ spinning one's wheels
▶ going nowhere

Conjugations

History:

5.	A 2021-12-08 21:51:56 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -19 +19 @@ -<gloss>racing (an engine)</gloss> +<gloss>racing (of an engine)</gloss>
4.	A 2021-12-08 21:51:37 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	gg5
	Diff:	@@ -20 +20 @@ -<gloss>idling (an engine)</gloss> +<gloss>idling</gloss> @@ -26 +26 @@ -<gloss>going in circles (esp. of an argument, discussion, etc.)</gloss> +<gloss>going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.)</gloss> @@ -27,0 +28 @@ +<gloss>going nowhere</gloss>
3.	A 2021-12-07 09:36:04 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	mk
	Diff:	@@ -16,0 +17 @@ +<pos>&vi;</pos> @@ -24 +25,2 @@ -<gloss>going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.)</gloss> +<pos>&vi;</pos> +<gloss>going in circles (esp. of an argument, discussion, etc.)</gloss>
2.	A 2014-09-05 23:09:16 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	A bit of context would help.
	Diff:	@@ -24 +24 @@ -<gloss>going in circles</gloss> +<gloss>going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.)</gloss>
1.	A* 2014-09-05 10:01:36 Paul Upchurch <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daijr/s
	Comments:	Sense 2 seems to often be used about arguments, judging from various dictionaries' examples, but it isn't always. E.g., "頭が空転する"
	Diff:	@@ -24 +24,2 @@ -<gloss>arguing in circles with no result</gloss> +<gloss>going in circles</gloss> +<gloss>spinning one's wheels</gloss>

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