Doubled (ぺらぺら) · #316 by frequency
ぺらぺら ペラペラ
fluently (speaking a foreign language)
Senses
- fluently (speaking a foreign language)
- incessantly (speaking), glibly, garrulously, volubly
- one after the other (flipping through pages)
- thin (paper, cloth, etc.), flimsy, weak
Family
Across, the shapes this root takes; down, light and heavy, the heavy forms marked with ゛.
| Doubled | -っと | |
|---|---|---|
| Light | ぺらぺらfluently (speaking a foreign language) | ぺらっとflipping (e.g. a page) |
| Light | へらへら(laughing) foolishly | |
| Heavy | べらべらnon-stop talking |
See ぺらぺら on Jisho. JMdict priority ichi1.