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Ajin: Chapter 3

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1. The state of things wavering and not being stable.
2. A sudden event that upsets you.
3. The state of something moving violently and unsteadily.
4. The state of boiling water.

• Type: Giyougo (擬容語)
• Category: Status.
• Onomatopoeia: shaky; wobbly; rattle rattle.
• Equivalent: shaking; wobbling; shaky; loose.
• Source:
  • https://goiryoku.com/onomatopoeia/guragura/
  • https://nihongokyoshi-net.com/2021/03/29/onomatopoeia-guragura/

Usage

大地が〜（と）来た
the earth shook.

湯が〜（と）煮え立つ
the water boils furiously.

〜（と）揺れる
shake (vehemently).

〜（と）沸く
boil away.

〜（と）頭が廻る
feel one's head spinning.

それは血が〜（と）煮え滾った
it made my blood boil.

〜する
~ be unsteady; be reeling; feel (very) shaky; be indecisive; waver; be resolutive.

歯が〜する
~ have a loose tooth.

〜になる
~ grow unsteady; come loose; feel (very) giddy; become wobbly; grow indecisive; start to waver; become irresolute.

Examples

地震でビルがグラグラと揺れている
The building is shaking due to the earthquake.

歯がグラグラして、今にも抜けそうだ。
My tooth is wobbling and are about to fall out.

社長の方針はぐらぐらでいまいち信用できない。
The president's policy is too loose to be trusted.

Related

• Gaku-Gaku / がくがく
• Fura-Fura / フラフラ