グラグラ
Also written ぐらぐら
Meanings
- Adverb, する verb, の-adjective, な-adjective wobbling; tottering; shaking; unstably; unsteadily
- Adverb, する verb wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; indecisively
- Adverb boiling up
- Adverb, する verb dizzily; giddily See also: クラクラ.
Example sentences
- テーブルの脚がぐらぐらする。
The legs of the table are shaky. - この歯がグラグラします。
This tooth is loose. - いすの継ぎ目はぐらぐらしていた。
The joints of the chair were loose. - 頭がぐらぐらします。
My head is swimming. - 山の頂上に近づいたら大きな岩がゴロゴロあって、そこを乗り越えるのに一苦労だったよ。時々グラグラしている岩もあったしね。
I was getting close to the summit, but there were several boulders in my way, and trying to get over them almost did me in. Sometimes there were loose rocks all over the place, too.
Common phrases
- グラグラする