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ぶるぶる

buru-buru

Shivering, trembling with cold

Your whole body shakes uncontrollably from cold or fear. The buzzing 'b' sound mimics the vibration of shivering.

💡Waiting for the bus in winter — 'I was buru-buru at the bus stop without my coat.'

Example

寒くて体がぶるぶる震えている。

I'm so cold my body is shivering buru-buru.

Quiz yourself

I forgot my jacket and was ___ in the freezing wind.

上着を忘れて、冷たい風で○○震えた。

shiveringwinterdiscomfortnighthome
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