ガクビク

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

twitching; shaking; trembling

Slangy mimetic word combining ガクガク (shaking) and ビクビク (trembling), describing a state of trembling or twitching, often from fear, cold, or nervousness. Used adverbially with と.

See also: ガクガク · ビクビク

• 寒さむさで体からだがガクビクと震ふるえた。

  My body trembled and twitched from the cold.

• 怖こわくてガクビクしながら隠かくれていた。

  I was hiding, trembling and twitching with fear.