Japanese

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Pronunciation 1

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Adverb

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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
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Pronunciation 2

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Adjective

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

  1. (onomatopoeia) unsteady
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Pronunciation 3

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Verb

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

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

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References

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