がりがり

Frequency rank: 28,850. – 29,089. (for form ガリガリ: 12,334. – 12,366.)

adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle

crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; scraping; scratchingonomatopoeic or mimetic word

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

hard and crunchyonomatopoeic or mimetic word
very skinny; emaciated; all skin and bonesonomatopoeic or mimetic word

Forms

がりがりFrequency rank: 28,850. – 29,089.
ガリガリFrequency rank: 12,334. – 12,366.

Generated definitions (experimental)

crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; scraping; scratching

This meaning refers to the sound or action of breaking something hard, such as food or materials, typically involving the use of teeth or another tool.

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He is crunching on potato chips.

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There is a crunching sound as he walks on the snow.

hard and crunchy

This meaning describes a texture that is difficult to bite through or that produces a sharp sound when broken or bitten.

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This cookie is hard and crunchy, and very delicious.

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That vegetable has a hard and crunchy texture.

very skinny; emaciated; all skin and bones

This meaning describes a person's physical appearance when they are very thin, often suggesting a lack of proper nutrition or health.

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He became very skinny due to stress.

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That cat is all skin and bones, and seems not to be eating properly.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to become very skinnysound of crunchinghard and crunchy foodto crunch while chewingvery skinny physiqueskinny guy (colloquial, often used affectionately)to look emaciatedcrunchy snackscratching voice (referring to a thin, raspy sound)to work very hard (implying exhaustion)

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