► 副詞
ぎりぎり [(1)ぎりぎり] meaning: grind rank: 3
☆ ギリギリ歯ぎしりする音 ⇨ The noise of teeth grinding (☛ The sound of rubbing two hard things. Note the difference in accent with other ぎりぎり)
► 名詞
ぎりぎり [ぎりぎり] [coll] meaning: limit rank: 1
☆ 彼はギリギリまで待った ⇨ He waited until the very last minute
► 形容動詞
ぎりぎり [ぎりぎり] [coll] meaning: barely rank: 1
☆ 私達は締切にギリギリ(で)間に合った ⇨ We barely made the deadline
☆ 隙間はギリギリだ ⇨ There is only a minimal clearance, space, in between
ぎりぎり [ぎりぎり] [coll] meaning: small rank: 1
☆ 彼女はギリギリのビキニを着ている ⇨ She’s wearing a minimal, barely enough, bikini