Structure
Verb［る］+ わ + Verb［る］+ わ(*)
(*) The same verb has to be repeated
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About わ〜わ
わ is an adverbial particle that is commonly used in cases of stress of emphasis in Japanese. When appearing after the dictionary form of a verb that is being repeated, it highlights a large amount, something happening successively, or more and more. It will often be translated as 'more and more (A)', '(A) keeps on happening', or 'so much (A)'. わ～わ may be used either positively or negatively.
To use this structure, simply place わ after the verb, and then repeat the same verb with a second わ.
わ～わ primarily emphasizes the speaker's surprise in regard to the amount or extent of (A). This structure is predominantly used by men, but it may also sometimes be used by women. However, there are several different variations of わ depending on where they appear in sentences, each of which have gender usage tendencies that will need to be learned.
In many cases where a する verb is being used with わ～わ, the second instance of the action will be omitted, with する appearing by itself. For example, instead of 勉強するわ勉強するわ, 勉強するわするわ would be used.
Fun Fact
わ is simply an emphatic version of the usual は adverbial particle, and originates from は being changed to わ. Due to this, the literal meaning can be thought of as a stronger version of the standard 'as for (A)' meaning of は. This would come across something like 'as for (A), it did (A)', with the repetition itself adding to the emphasis.
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「病院に入院してた時、いろいろ検査したらまあ、出るわ出るわ…（思った以上のことが指摘された）。」
'When I was in the hospital, they did various tests and, well, they just kept coming up...' （the results that were worse than expected）
「新婚旅行から戻ったらメールボックスには郵便物があるわあるわ、つかえてしまって引っ張ることができなかった。」
'When we got back from our honeymoon, there was so much mail in the mailbox that it was stuck and I couldn't pull it out.'
「子供が転んで泣くわ泣くわ。なだめるの大変だった。」
'Our child fell and cried so much that it was hard to calm her down.'
「先輩は面白いのなんのって喋ると笑うわ笑うわ。」
'Senpai is so funny, that I laugh so much whenever he talks.'
「ちょっとからかっただけで、あいつ怒るわ怒るわ。」
'He gets so angry just by teasing him a bit.'
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