Meaning of がちがち in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level がちがち

Romaji gachigachi

Parts of speech

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

chattering (teeth); frozen solid; overly serious

Examples of , がちがち in a sentence

赤木キャプテンは練習中に足を捻挫したので、試合前にテーピングでガチガチに固めた。

Akagi sprained an ankle during practice so before the game he taped it up until it was stiff as a board.
寒くて歯がガチガチ鳴った。

My teeth chattered with cold.

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