がりがり
Also written ガリガリ
Meanings
- Adverb crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; scraping; scratching
- な-adjective hard and crunchy
- very skinny; emaciated; all skin and bones
Example sentences
- 彼女はがりがりに痩せている。
She is all skin and bone. - あの人って、ガリガリだけど、奥さんは太ってるのよ。
That man is skinny, but his wife is fat. - お腹が空いて、氷をガリガリ食べる。
I'm hungry so I'll go and crunch on some ice. - 彼女はガリガリにやせ細っていた。
She was as thin as a rail. - あの子、ガリガリね。
That boy is skinny.