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ぐるぐる

guru-guru

Stomach churning, rumbling

Describes the feeling of your stomach spinning and gurgling — from nervousness, eating something bad, or before getting sick.

💡Before a big test — 'My stomach is guru-guru from the nerves.'

Example

緊張でお腹がぐるぐるしている。

My stomach is churning guru-guru from nervousness.

Quiz yourself

Something I ate made my stomach go ___ all morning.

何か変なものを食べて、朝からお腹が○○している。

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