かじりつく – Vocabulary details

かじりつく

Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

2. to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

when read as "かじりつく"

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じりつ

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① 擬声語・擬態語に付いてある状態になってくる意を示す。

選せん挙きょの結けっ果か出でてくるにつれ、皆みなテレビにかじりついた。

Everyone was glued to the TV set as the election results came in.

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