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
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Suru verb
1.
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Suru verb
2.
coming loose, wobbling
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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ガクガク、がくがく
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抜けそうな乳歯がガクガクします。
The baby tooth that seems to be coming loose is wobbling. {trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth), coming loose, wobbling}
冷たい風のせいで体がガクガク震えている。
Due to the cold wind, my body is trembling. {trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth), coming loose, wobbling}
幽霊を見た後から膝のガクガクが止まりません。
After seeing a ghost, my knees won't stop trembling. {trembling (with fear, cold, etc.), shaking, chattering (of teeth), coming loose, wobbling}
机の足がガクガクで不安定なので、机を交換しました。
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}
殺人の現場を目の当たりにした時、恐怖で全身がガクガクした。
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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