もがく

verb (godan)もがく · mogaku

1. Englishto struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirm

   • その動物は檻から出ようともがいた。The animal struggled to get out of the cage.

2. Englishto act frantically; to make desperate efforts

Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)