adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
crunching; scraping; scratching
Mimetic adverb describing a hard, grating sound or action, such as chewing ice, scraping a surface, or scratching. Often used with と.
He likes to crunch on ice.
I crunch on ice.
The cat is scratching the wall.
hard and crunchy
Describes food or objects that are very hard and make a crunching sound when bitten or crushed.
This cookie is so hard and crunchy I feel like I might break a tooth.
very skinny; emaciated; all skin and bones
Describes a person or animal that is extremely thin, often with a bony appearance. Can be used critically or sympathetically.
He became emaciated due to illness.
That stray cat was all skin and bones.
He became emaciated from the illness.
The dog is scratching at the door.
ごりごり conveys a deeper, rougher grinding sound made with more force, whereas がりがり sounds sharper and higher-pitched.
ぽっちゃり describes a soft, plump build, the opposite of がりがり's extremely thin, bony appearance.
ガリガリ is slangy for 'skinny/scrawny', the direct informal opposite of デブ meaning 'fat'.
ガリガリ describes a thin, skinny build, the opposite physical type from a muscular マッチョ.
がりがり is an adjectival/adverbial mimetic word meaning bony or scrawny, whereas がり is the noun used to label a skinny person.
ばりばり describes a lighter, sharper crunching or ripping sound, whereas がりがり suggests a harder, more grating scrape (and can also describe a bony, scrawny appearance).
Standard hiragana spelling for this mimetic word.
Katakana spelling is also common, especially in informal or emphatic contexts.
Mimetic word derived from the sound of hard scraping or crunching. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a typical reduplicative onomatopoeia in Japanese.