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A19 Adverb, と-adverb

キーンwith a screech, with a whine, with a shrill, with a ringing (in the ears), , with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold), getting a brain freeze

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 1.

        with a screech, with a whine, with a shrill, with a ringing (in the ears)

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
      2. 2.

        with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold), getting a brain freeze

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,

    All Forms

    キーン、 きーん、 きいん

    Details

      • キ

      • ー

      • ン

    Examples

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    • 耳(みみ)がキーンとなって痛(いた)いです。

      My ears are ringing and it hurts. {with a screech, with a whine, with a shrill, with a ringing (in the ears), , with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold), getting a brain freeze}

    • マイクがキーンと音(おと)を立(た)ててうるさい。

      The microphone is making a screeching noise and it's annoying. {with a screech, with a whine, with a shrill, with a ringing (in the ears), , with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold), getting a brain freeze}

    • 新幹線(しんかんせん)がトンネルに入(はい)ると耳(みみ)がキーンとなった。

      When the bullet train entered the tunnel, my ears started ringing. {with a screech, with a whine, with a shrill, with a ringing (in the ears), , with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold), getting a brain freeze}

    • 耳鳴(みみな)りのせいでずっとキーンという甲高(かんだか)い音(おと)がします。

      Due to tinnitus, there is a continuous high-pitched noise, like a ringing in the ears. {with a screech, with a whine, with a shrill, with a ringing (in the ears), , with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold), getting a brain freeze}

    • 飛行機(ひこうき)の上(うえ)で唾(つば)をうまく飲(の)み込(こ)めなく、耳(みみ)がキーンと痛(いた)くなった。

      Unable to swallow saliva properly on the airplane, my ears started ringing painfully. {with a screech, with a whine, with a shrill, with a ringing (in the ears), , with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold), getting a brain freeze}

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