adverb, noun
screaming; squawking; squealing
Describes loud, high-pitched, often unpleasant vocal sounds made by people or animals, such as children crying or birds squawking.
赤ちゃんがぎゃあぎゃあ泣いている。
The baby is crying loudly.
カラスがぎゃあぎゃあ鳴いている。
The crows are cawing noisily.
adverb, noun
loud complaining; noisy chatter
Used for people making a racket by complaining loudly or talking in a noisy, disorderly way.
客が店員にぎゃあぎゃあ文句を言っている。
The customer is loudly complaining to the clerk.
教室で生徒たちがぎゃあぎゃあ騒いでいる。
The students are making a noisy racket in the classroom.
Katakana spelling, often used for emphasis or in informal writing.
わあわあ is also onomatopoeic for loud crying or noise, but often implies a more continuous, wailing sound, while ぎゃあぎゃあ suggests sharper, more piercing or complaining tones.
がやがや describes a low, murmuring noise of many people talking, whereas ぎゃあぎゃあ is louder, higher-pitched, and often more irritating.
Onomatopoeic word mimicking loud, high-pitched, and often unpleasant sounds. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a reduplicative mimetic form.