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ぐんにゃり

gunnyari

Going completely limp, losing all tension

Losing all stiffness and bending limply — a person wilting from heat or exhaustion, or an object like plastic bending out of shape.

💡Heatstroke in summer — 'He went gunnyari and we had to carry him to shade.'

Example

猛暑でプラスチックの定規がぐんにゃりと曲がった。

The plastic ruler bent gunnyari in the extreme heat.

Quiz yourself

In the extreme heat, the cat lay ___ on the cool tiles.

猛暑で猫がタイルの上に○○と寝そべっている。

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