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Grammar detail: 〜がり

〜がり  show signs of ~; feel ~; pretend ~
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がり is a useful suffix which suggests that someone feels, pretends to feel, or shows signs of feeling a certain way.
Several common expressions use this form, including:
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sensitivity to cold  (see also: 寒がる)
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tendency to shyness  (see also: 寒がる)
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noun
darkness
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noun
coward; timid person
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can often be added to the がり expression to indicate a person with this tendency, for example:
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noun
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness  (see also: 寂しん坊)
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がり is the stem form of the がる suffix - see 〜がる  (someone else) feels (something).
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Kanji used in this grammar

オク   や roof   
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