taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Obsolete literary term describing a state of being hurried, restless, or unable to settle down. Used as a taru-adjective or adverb with と, e.g., 遑々として. Not used in modern everyday Japanese.
He seemed restless and unable to settle down.
To spend one's days in a hurried, restless manner.
Variant kanji form of 遑々, equally rare and obsolete.
A Sino-Japanese reduplicative derived from Classical Chinese 遑遑, meaning “hurried,” “restless,” or “ill at ease.”