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Sound & Noise

ぐわんぐわん

guwan-guwan

Heavy reverberating or echoing

A deep, resonating sound that echoes and reverberates, like a large metal structure vibrating or heavy machinery operating in an enclosed space.

💡Used for large bells echoing, heavy machinery rumbling, or buildings vibrating from construction.

Example

工事現場の近くを通ると、地面がぐわんぐわんと揺れていた。

The ground was reverberating as we passed near the construction site.

Quiz yourself

The old bridge was ___ as the heavy truck crossed over it.

大型トラックが通ると古い橋が___と揺れた。

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