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Movement & Speed

ごそごそ

goso-goso

Rummaging / rustling

The sound and motion of searching through a bag, drawer, or pile of things. Implies messy, hurried searching.

💡Looking for keys in a messy bag — 'She was goso-goso digging through her purse.'

Example

カバンの中をごそごそと探している。

She's rummaging goso-goso through her bag.

Quiz yourself

I could hear someone ___ searching through the closet.

誰かが押し入れの中を○○と探している音がした。

rummagingrustlingsearchingmessybag
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