うそぶく

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

boast; brag; talk big

Often used when someone speaks arrogantly or overconfidently, sometimes with a hint of bluffing.

• 彼かれはいつも自じ分ぶんの成せい功こうをうそぶいている。

  He's always boasting about his success.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

feign ignorance; pretend not to know

Acting as if one doesn't know something, often to avoid responsibility or to deceive.

• 彼かれはその件けんについてうそぶいて、何なにも知しらないふりをした。

  He feigned ignorance about the matter and pretended to know nothing.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

recite to oneself; hum

Rare literary use; reciting a poem or song quietly to oneself, often with a sense of detachment.

• 彼かれは一人ひとりで詩しをうそぶいていた。

  He was reciting a poem to himself.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

howl; roar; bark

Rare literary use for animals making loud cries, especially wolves or dogs.

• 遠とおくで狼おおかみがうそぶく声こえが聞きこえた。

  We could hear a wolf howling in the distance.