Vocab Info

A3 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-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, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

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

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      2.

      with force, hard, vigorously

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    3. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      3.

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

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    4. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective, Adverb, Suru verb

      4.

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

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    5. No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      5.

      inflexible, uncompromising, dyed-in-the-wool

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    6. No-adjective

      6.

    All Forms

    ゴリゴリ、ごりごり

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    Examples

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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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