NichiDict

がたがた

[gatagata]

Meanings

1.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

rattling; clattering

2.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

trembling; shivering; quaking; wobbling; swaying

3.AdverbAdv-toNoun・suru

whining; grumbling; griping; bellyaching

4.No-adjAdj-na

rickety; shaky; wobbly; decrepit; ramshackle; broken down

Examples

地震で窓ががたがた揺れた。

The windows rattled from the earthquake

寒さでがたがた震えている。

I am shivering from the cold

古い車ががたがた音を立てる。

The old car makes a rattling noise