びりびり

Japanese

Adverb

びりびり (katakana ビリビリ, rōmaji biribiri)

  1. (onomatopoeia) in a manner of ripping, tearing, rending to small pieces
    紙 (かみ)をびりびりと破 (やぶ)る
    kami o biribiri to yaburu
    tear a paper to shreds
    • 2014, Rie Kuwabata, Anata ga umarete kara [Since you were born], page 24:
      買 (か)ったばかりの雑 (ざっ)誌 (し)をビリビリ破 (やぶ)る隊長 (たいちょう)。
      Katta bakari no zasshi o biribiri yaburu taichō.
      The captain tears to pieces the magazine he just bought.
  2. (onomatopoeia) as though vibrating, tingling
    びりびり響 (ひび)く
    biribiri hibiku
    get a tingling sensation

Verb

びりびりする (katakana ビリビリする, rōmaji biribiri suru)

  1. to shiver, to tingle, to feel a shock
    • 1998, Masaru Miyakoshi, Kodomo no goi o yutaka ni suru shidō [Coach your child to an abundant vocabulary], page 110:
      舌 (した)がびりびりするほどからいカレーだ。
      Shita ga biribiri-suru hodo karai karē da.
      The curry is so hot my tongue tingles.
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