丸める (Marumeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to make round, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto make round; to roll up; to curl up
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto seduce; to cajole; to explain away
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto round off (a fraction)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto shave (one's head)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto lump together
Examples
彼はその紙を握りつぶして丸めた。
He crushed the sheet of paper up into a ball.
より寒い日には、体を丸めたり、雪の中に穴を掘ったりする。
On colder days, they curl up or dig a hole in the snow.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).