Vocab Info

A19 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, Noun

ぶくぶくbulging, swelling (e.g. with water), loose-fitting or baggy (clothing), bubbling, foaming

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, Noun

      1. 1.

        bulging, swelling (e.g. with water), loose-fitting or baggy (clothing)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        bubbling, foaming

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ぶくぶく、ブクブク

    Details

      • ぶ

      • く

      • ぶ

      • く

    Examples

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    • 船(ふね)がブクブクと沈(しず)んでいきました。

      The ship began to sink, bubbling down into the depths. {bulging, swelling (e.g. with water), loose-fitting or baggy (clothing), bubbling, foaming}

    • ブクブクとしただらしない体(からだ)を鍛(きた)えたいです。

      I want to train my loose, bulging body. {bulging, swelling (e.g. with water), loose-fitting or baggy (clothing), bubbling, foaming}

    • 大(おお)きな服(ふく)でブクブクに着膨(きぶく)れしているのはダサい。

      Wearing large, loose-fitting or baggy clothes that make you look bulging is uncool. {bulging, swelling (e.g. with water), loose-fitting or baggy (clothing), bubbling, foaming}

    • 工場(こうじょう)排水(はいすい)にメタンガスがブクブクわく様子(ようす)は汚(きたな)いです。

      The sight of methane gas bubbling up in the factory drainage is disgusting. {bulging, swelling (e.g. with water), loose-fitting or baggy (clothing), bubbling, foaming}

    • カニがブクブクと泡(あわ)を吹(ふ)く様子(ようす)を研究(けんきゅう)者(しゃ)達(たち)が観察(かんさつ)しています。

      Researchers are observing the crab as it bubbles and foams. {bulging, swelling (e.g. with water), loose-fitting or baggy (clothing), bubbling, foaming}

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