Japanese vocabulary

オノマトペ7:発言と会話 「じょうたいとのノマトペ7」

Onomatopoeia 7: Speech, chattering and sounds

Part 7

Intermediate

Words

ぺらぺら 「ぺらぺら」 [perapera]
fluent in speech / flimsy / blabbing
ぺこぺこ 「ぺこぺこ」 [pekopeko]
bowing obsequiously / famished
ひそひそ 「ひそひそ」 [hisohiso]
whispering / in hushed tones
ぶつぶつ 「ぶつぶつ」 [butsubutsu]
muttering / grumbling to oneself
げらげら 「げらげら」 [geragera]
laughing out loud / guffawing boisterously
くすくす 「くすくす」 [kusukusu]
chuckling / giggling quietly
わいわい 「わいわい」 [waiwai]
clamoring / boisterously with many people
しくしく 「しくしく」 [shikushiku]
weeping quietly / sobbing gently
はきはき 「はきはき」 [hakihaki]
speaking crisply / clearly and briskly
もぐもぐ 「もぐもぐ」 [mogumogu]
mumbling indistinctly / chewing with mouth closed

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