窮する
きゅうする
kyuusuru
JMdict entry #2063030
- suru verb - special classintransitive verb to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be at one's wit's end; to be in a dilemma; to not know what to (do, say, etc)
- suru verb - special classintransitive verb to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は言葉に窮した。
kare ha kotoba ni kyuushi ta 。
He didn't know how to express himself.
私は返答に窮した。
watakushi ha hentou ni kyuushi ta 。
I was at a loss for an answer.
私は言葉に窮した。
watakushi ha kotoba ni kyuushi ta 。
I didn't know how to express myself.
結婚してくれと言われたとき、私は言葉に窮した。
kekkon shi te kure to iwa re ta toki 、 watakushi ha kotoba ni kyuushi ta 。
Asked to marry him, I was at a loss for words.