ジロリ
じろり
adverb, onomatopoeia
with a piercing glare
1.
with a piercing glare, with a sharp look
Describes the action of looking at someone with a sharp, intimidating, or disapproving gaze. A single, deliberate stare rather than repeated glancing.
先生にジロリと見られた。
The teacher gave me a sharp look.
遅刻して教室に入ると、先生がジロリとこちらを見た。
When I entered the classroom late, the teacher glared at me.
電車の中で大声で話していたら、隣の人にジロリとにらまれた。
When I was talking loudly on the train, the person next to me shot me a piercing glare.
RELATED WORDS:
ジロリ describes a single sharp glare. The repeated form ジロジロ describes staring persistently or rudely — looking someone up and down. ジロリ is a momentary piercing look; ジロジロ is prolonged and impolite staring.
GRAMMAR:
Used with と: ジロリと見る (to glare at), ジロリとにらむ (to stare menacingly).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ジロリと見る: to give a sharp look
- ジロリとにらむ: to glare menacingly
- ジロリと睨みつける: to fix with a piercing stare