ぐるぐる
guruguru
Round and round the same spot: ぐるぐる
The picture Going round the same path again and again about a single centre, never moving forward. ぐるぐる circles the same spot again and again; まっすぐ goes straight off in one direction.
Where the picture shows up in ぐるぐる
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winding round
包帯を腕にぐるぐる巻きました。
houtai o ude ni guruguru makimashita
I wound the bandage round my arm.
A bandage climbing an arm in overlapping turns, round and round
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circling the streets
道に迷って、同じ所をぐるぐる回りました。
michi ni mayotte, onaji tokoro o guruguru mawarimashita
I got lost and went round the same place again and again.
The same convenience store sign appearing in front of you for the third time
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a machine turning
洗濯機がぐるぐる回っています。
sentakuki ga guruguru mawatte imasu
The washing machine is going round.
Clothes tumbling round and round with the water behind a round door
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a head going round
頭がぐるぐるして、うまく考えられません。
atama ga guruguru shite, umaku kangaeraremasen
My head is spinning and I can't think straight.
One line of worry running the same loop through your head over and over
Covers both dizziness and thoughts that won't settle.
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stirring round
スプーンでぐるぐる混ぜてください。
supuun de guruguru mazete kudasai
Please stir it round with a spoon.
A spoon drawing circles along the inside of a cup as the powder dissolves
All of it in one picture
Watch the circle that goes nowhere and all five line up. A bandage going round an arm is winding; feet going round the same streets is being lost. A washing drum going round is a cycle running, and one worry going round your head is thinking that won't settle. A spoon going round a cup is stirring.