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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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      (にく)がじいじいと()けています。

      The meat is sizzling.

        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.

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

        The cicadas are buzzing under the midsummer sky.

        じいじいというセミの()(こえ)()こえます。

        I can hear the buzzing of the cicadas.

          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 wind-up toy is making a whirring sound as it moves.

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