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A5 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

じいじいsizzle (sound of meat cooking), shrill droning of a cicada

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      sizzling (of cooking meat, fat, etc.)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

      chirring (of cicadas, etc.), shrilling

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      3.

      buzzing (of a machine, appliance, etc.), humming

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    じいじいジイジイ

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      鉄板(てっぱん)(うえ)(にく)がジイジイと()けている。

      The meat is sizzling on the iron plate. {sizzle (sound of meat cooking), shrill droning of a cicada}

      真夏(まなつ)(そら)(した)でセミがジイジイと()いています。

      Under the midsummer sky, the cicadas are making a shrill droning sound. {sizzle (sound of meat cooking), shrill droning of a cicada}

      ぜんまいで(うご)仕組(しく)みのおもちゃがジイジイ(うご)いている。

      The toy with a spring mechanism is moving with a shrill droning sound, like a cicada. {sizzle (sound of meat cooking), shrill droning of a cicada}

      (なべ)(なか)でジイジイと(にく)(あぶら)()けているような(おと)がします。

      The sound in the pot is like the sizzling of meat fat being cooked. {sizzle (sound of meat cooking), shrill droning of a cicada}

      ジイジイとフライパンの(うえ)()けている(にく)から美味(おい)しそうな(にお)いがする。

      The meat sizzling on the frying pan gives off a delicious smell. {sizzle (sound of meat cooking), shrill droning of a cicada}

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