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A3 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, な-adjective, の-adjective

ゴリゴリwith a scraping sound, with a grating sound, with a scratching sound, with force, hard, vigorously, forcibly (carry out), forcefully, in a pushy manner, hard (e.g. food), stiff (e.g. clothing), inflexible, uncompromising, dyed-in-the-wool, hardcore, serious, genuine, bona fide, true, real

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 1.

        with a scraping sound, with a grating sound, with a scratching sound

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    2. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 2.

        with force, hard, vigorously

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    3. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 3.

        forcibly (carry out), forcefully, in a pushy manner

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    4. な-adjective, の-adjective, Adverb, する-verb

      1. 4.

        hard (e.g. food), stiff (e.g. clothing)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    5. の-adjective, な-adjective

      1. 5.

        inflexible, uncompromising, dyed-in-the-wool

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    6. の-adjective

      1. 6.

    All Forms

    ゴリゴリ、ごりごり

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      夫(おっと)がりんごをゴリゴリと齧(かじ)っています。

      My husband is vigorously biting into an apple.

      相手(あいて)の反対(はんたい)を押(お)し切(き)って企画(きかく)をゴリゴリ進(すす)める。

      Forcibly pushing the plan forward despite the other party's opposition.

        マッサージ師(し)：「肩(かた)ゴリゴリですね…早急(さっきゅう)にほぐさないと！」

        Masseuse: "Your shoulders are really stiff... We need to loosen them up quickly!"

        独(ひと)り言(ごと)：「うわっ…このジャガイモまだゴリゴリだ。茹(ゆ)でないと。」

        Monologue: "Whoa... this potato is still hard. I need to boil it."

        鍋(なべ)をたわしでゴリゴリしたにもかかわらず、焦(こ)げついた部分(ぶぶん)は取(と)れなかった。

        Despite scrubbing the pot vigorously with a scouring pad, the burnt-on parts couldn't be removed.

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