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Nature & Environment

ごぼごぼ

gobo-gobo

Bubbling and gurgling water

The deep, irregular gurgling of water — bubbles rising in a swamp, a drain gulping down water, or a geyser churning. A thick, bubbly water sound.

💡Water draining out of a bathtub — 'The water went gobo-gobo down the drain.'

Example

排水口が水をごぼごぼと飲み込んでいる。

The drain is swallowing water gobo-gobo.

Quiz yourself

Air bubbles rose ___ from the bottom of the hot spring.

温泉の底から○○と気泡が上がっていた。

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Intermediate