ぎゅうぎゅう
Meanings
Adverb
Adverb taking と
1. creaking; squeaking (Onomatopoeia)
Adverb
Adverb taking と
Na-adjective
2. packing in tightly; cramming; squeezing (Onomatopoeia)
Adverb
Adverb taking と
3. hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly; with force (Onomatopoeia)
Adverb
Na-adjective
No-adjective
4. going hard (on someone); tormenting (e.g. with questions) (Onomatopoeia)
Examples3
どの 電車 も 通勤者 で ぎゅうぎゅう 詰め だった。
The trains were jammed with commuters.
エレベーター の 中 で ぎゅうぎゅう 詰め に なった。
We jammed into the elevator.
大量 に 買いこんだ アイスクリーム で 冷凍室 が ぎゅうぎゅう だ。
The freezer is chock-full of ice cream that I bought in bulk.