掻かき消きえる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

disappear; vanish into thin air

Emphasizes a sudden or complete disappearance, often with a sense of being wiped out or fading away instantly. The prefix 掻き adds intensity.

• 彼かれの姿すがたは人ひと混ごみの中なかに掻かき消きえた。

  He vanished into the crowd.

• その音おとは風かぜの音おとに掻かき消きえてしまった。

  The sound was completely drowned out by the wind.