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どんどん

don-don

Booming, pounding steadily

Heavy, rhythmic pounding — drums beating, someone knocking forcefully on a door, or things progressing rapidly.

💡Festival drums playing — 'The taiko drums were booming don-don.'

Example

太鼓がどんどん鳴り響いた。

The taiko drums boomed don-don.

Quiz yourself

Someone was ___ knocking on the door in the middle of the night.

夜中にドアを○○叩く音がした。

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