Vocab Info

N3 Adverb

どっとsuddenly

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Adverb

      1. 1.

        bursting out (laughter), breaking out (applause), roaring, whooping

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

      2. 2.

        in a rush, in a surge, flooding in, pouring in

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

      3. 3.

        suddenly, all of a sudden

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    どっと、ドッと、ドっと

    Details

      • ど

      • っ

      • と

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    Examples

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      生徒(せいと)がどっと笑(わら)い声(ごえ)をあげました。

      The students suddenly burst out laughing.

      • N3

      体(からだ)の状態(じょうたい)が急(きゅう)にどっと悪(わる)くなってしまった。

      My physical condition suddenly deteriorated.

      • N3

      カウンセリングの最中(さいちゅう)にどっと涙(なみだ)が溢(あふ)れてきてしまった。

      I suddenly burst into tears during the counseling session.

      • N3

      家(いえ)に着(つ)いた途端(とたん)に旅(たび)の疲(つか)れがどっと出(で)て立(た)てなくなりました。

      As soon as I got home, the exhaustion from the trip suddenly hit me and I couldn't stand anymore.

      • N3

      そんなに血(ち)がどっと溢(あふ)れてくる程(ほど)の傷(きず)の背景(はいけい)には一体(いったい)何(なに)があったの？

      What on earth caused those wounds to bleed so suddenly?

      • N2

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