Vocab Info

A19 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Suru verb

ガクガクtrembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth), coming loose, wobbling

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Suru verb

      1.

      trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Suru verb

      2.

      coming loose, wobbling

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ガクガクがくがく

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      ()けそうな乳歯(にゅうし)がガクガクします。

      The baby tooth that seems to be coming loose is wobbling. {trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth), coming loose, wobbling}

      (つめ)たい(かぜ)のせいで(からだ)がガクガク(ふる)えている。

      Due to the cold wind, my body is trembling. {trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth), coming loose, wobbling}

      幽霊(ゆうれい)()(のち)から(ひざ)のガクガクが()まりません。

      After seeing a ghost, my knees won't stop trembling. {trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth), coming loose, wobbling}

      (つくえ)(あし)がガクガクで不安定(ふあんてい)なので、(つくえ)交換(こうかん)しました。

      The desk was unstable due to its wobbling legs, so I replaced it. {trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth), coming loose, wobbling}

      殺人(さつじん)現場(げんば)()()たりにした(とき)恐怖(きょうふ)全身(ぜんしん)がガクガクした。

      When I witnessed the scene of the murder, my whole body was trembling with fear. {trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth), coming loose, wobbling}

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