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A19 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

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

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    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

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

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

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

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,

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    キーンきーんきいん

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      (みみ)がキーンとなって(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(おと)()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(はい)ると(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)(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)(うえ)(つば)をうまく()()めなく、(みみ)がキーンと(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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