くよくよ

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; to worry

Also:worriedly

What does くよくよ mean?

くよくよ is a Japanese verb meaning to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; to worry in English. It can also be translated as worriedly depending on context. It is written as くよくよ in hiragana, and kuyokuyo in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は過去の失敗の事をくよくよ思っている。

He dwells on his past failures.