振ふり回まわす

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振り回す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	振ふり回まわす	振ふり回まわさない
Polite	振ふり回まわします	振ふり回まわしません
Past polite	振ふり回まわしました	振ふり回まわしませんでした
Past	振ふり回まわした	振ふり回まわさなかった
Te-form	振ふり回まわして	振ふり回まわさないで
Desire	振ふり回まわしたい	振ふり回まわしたくない
Potential	振ふり回まわせる	振ふり回まわせない
Passive	振ふり回まわされる	振ふり回まわされない
Causative	振ふり回まわさせる	振ふり回まわさせない
Causative passive	振ふり回まわさせられる	振ふり回まわさせられない
Volitional	振ふり回まわそう
Polite volitional	振ふり回まわしましょう
Imperative	振ふり回まわせ	振ふり回まわすな
Conditional	振ふり回まわせば	振ふり回まわさなければ
Tara conditional	振ふり回まわしたら	振ふり回まわさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

wield; brandish; swing around

Physically swinging or waving an object, often in a wide or uncontrolled manner.

彼かれは棒ぼうを振ふり回まわして暴あばれた。
He rampaged, swinging a stick around.
子こ供どもがおもちゃの剣けんを振ふり回まわしている。
The child is brandishing a toy sword.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

show off; flaunt; display arrogantly

Metaphorical use: flaunting one's knowledge, authority, or ability in a way that bothers others.

彼かれはいつも知ち識しきを振ふり回まわして、周まわりをうんざりさせる。
He always shows off his knowledge and annoys everyone around him.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

abuse (power); throw one's weight around

Using one's authority or power in an overbearing or arbitrary way.

上じょう司しが権けん力りょくを振ふり回まわして、部ぶ下かに無む理りな命めい令れいを出だす。
The boss abuses his authority and gives unreasonable orders to his subordinates.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

manipulate; toy with; lead around by the nose

Controlling or manipulating a person, often by exploiting their emotions or indecisiveness.

彼かの女じょは彼かれの気き持もちを振ふり回まわしてばかりいる。
She is always toying with his feelings.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を振ふり回まわすto swing/brandish something around
子こ供どもが棒ぼうを振ふり回まわして遊あそんでいた。
The child was playing, swinging a stick around.
知ち識しきを振ふり回まわすto show off one's knowledge
彼かれは専せん門もん知ち識しきを振ふり回まわして周まわりを困こまらせる。
He shows off his expertise in a way that troubles those around him.
権けん力りょくを振ふり回まわすto abuse one's power; throw one's weight around
上じょう司しは権けん力りょくを振ふり回まわして部ぶ下かを怖こわがらせている。
The boss throws his weight around and intimidates his subordinates.
〈人ひと〉を振ふり回まわすto jerk someone around; lead someone on emotionally
彼かの女じょは優ゆう柔じゅう不ふ断だんで、いつも周まわりの人ひとを振ふり回まわす。
She's so indecisive that she's always jerking the people around her around.

Kanji

振shake, wave, wag
回-times, round, game

Related words

振ふるN3sense 1
振る is a simple, controlled wave or shake of something, while 振り回す implies a wide, forceful, or uncontrolled swinging motion.
弄もてあそぶ sense 4
弄ぶ suggests toying with someone or something in a playful or cruel way, while 振り回す emphasizes dragging a person around through emotional manipulation.
誇こ示じ sense 2
誇示する is a more formal, direct verb for showing off, while 振り回す adds a nuance of doing so in a way that annoys or overwhelms others.
乱らん用ようN1sense 3
乱用する means to misuse or abuse something (like power or a right) in a general sense, while 振り回す specifically evokes wielding that power arbitrarily over others.
翻ほん弄ろう
振り回す is swinging something around or dragging someone along, whereas 翻弄 carries a stronger sense of making the other party helpless under one's control.

Don't confuse with

振ふり返かえるN2sense 1
振り返る means to turn around and look back, while 振り回す means to swing something around or manipulate someone; the two share the 振り root but differ completely in meaning.
振ふる舞まうN2
振り回す shares the kanji 振 but means 'to swing/brandish something around', unlike 振る舞う which means 'to behave' or 'to treat someone'.
乗のり回まわすN1
振り回す means to wave or brandish something (like a sword or one's authority), while 乗り回す specifically means to drive or ride a vehicle around; the two share the '〜回す' pattern but differ in the verb stem's meaning.

Built from

振ふる+回まわす

Written forms

振ふり回まわすUsage69%
Standard kanji spelling. The reading is ふりまわす.
振ふりまわすUsage15%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; the okurigana まわす is written in kana.
ふりまわすUsage15%

Etymology

Compound of 振り (continuative form of 振る, 'to wave') + 回す ('to turn, spin'). Literally 'to wave and spin', extended to metaphorical senses of wielding power or manipulating others.