ぐっと

What it means

What does ぐっと mean? It denotes performing an action with strength, emphasis, or a sudden change, often implying effort or emotional intensity. It marks the manner of how something is done rather than what is done, conveying force, resolve, or spontaneity.

Main meanings

• With strong effort or force; to do something firmly or with a big push, physically or mentally.
• With emotional intensity; to feel or express a sudden strong emotion or reaction.
• With a noticeable, abrupt change or increase; to rise or occur markedly.

How to use it

Used in everyday speech and writing to show the manner of an action; attaches to verbs to express doing something with effort or emphasis; used in casual, semi-formal, and literary contexts with verbs like ぐっと握る, ぐっと耐える, ぐっと変わる.