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ぐーぐー

guu-guu

Snoring loudly, stomach growling

The sound of loud snoring or a stomach growling audibly. In the body context, it describes either deep sleep with snoring or an embarrassingly loud hungry stomach.

💡In a quiet meeting when your stomach growls — 'My stomach went guu-guu during the presentation.'

Example

静かな教室でお腹がぐーぐー鳴った。

My stomach growled guu-guu in the quiet classroom.

Quiz yourself

My stomach was ___ during the exam — so embarrassing!

試験中にお腹が○○鳴って恥ずかしかった。

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