ぐらぐら

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Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Adverb

ぐらぐら or グラグラ (guragura

  1. (onomatopoeia) shakily, loosely
    ()()ぐらぐら(うご)
    isu ga guragura ugoku
    the shakily chair
  2. (onomatopoeia) dizzily
  3. boiling up
    ()ぐらぐら()
    o-yu ga guragura to waku
    the water is boiling hot
Synonyms

Pronunciation 2

Adjective

ぐらぐら or グラグラ (guragura-na (adnominal ぐらぐら (guragura na), adverbial ぐらぐら (guragura ni))

  1. (onomatopoeia) unsteady
Inflection

Pronunciation 3

Verb

ぐらぐらする or グラグラする (guragura surusuru (stem ぐらぐら (guragura shi), past ぐらぐらした (guragura shita))

  1. wobble
  2. be dizzy
    (あたま)ぐらぐらします
    atama ga guragura shimasu
    my head is swimming
Conjugation

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN