JLPT N1
～んばかりに
as if; as though; on the verge of
Structure / Usage
Verb (ない-form, drop ない) + んばかりに
Example Sentences
彼女は泣かんばかりに頼んだ。
She pleaded as if she were about to cry.
会場は割れんばかりの拍手に包まれた。
The venue was filled with applause as if it would burst.
as if; as though; on the verge of