ごろごろ
ごろごろ
adverb
rumbling; rolling; lazing about
1.
rumbling (thunder or stomach)
Describes the low rumbling sound of thunder or a hungry stomach.
雷がごろごろ鳴っている。
Thunder is rumbling.
お腹がごろごろする。
My stomach is rumbling.
遠くでごろごろと雷の音が聞こえる。
I can hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.
2.
rolling; tumbling
Describes something heavy rolling around.
大きな石がごろごろ転がった。
A large rock rolled along.
河原にはごろごろと石がある。
The riverbed is full of rocks scattered about.
荷物をごろごろと引いて歩いた。
I walked along rolling my luggage.
3.
lazing about; lounging
Describes spending time doing nothing, lying around lazily.
休日は家でごろごろしている。
I spend my days off lazing around at home.
一日中ソファでごろごろしていた。
I spent the whole day lounging on the sofa.
仕事が休みの日は何もせずごろごろするのが好きだ。
On my days off work, I like to just laze around doing nothing.
ごろごろ is an onomatopoeic word with three main uses: rumbling sounds, rolling motions, and lazing around. The meaning is determined by context.
MEANINGS BY CONTEXT:
1. Sound: rumbling (雷がごろごろ鳴る — thunder rumbles)
2. Motion: rolling or scattered (石がごろごろしている — rocks are scattered about)
3. Idleness: lazing around (家でごろごろする — to laze around at home)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ごろごろする: to rumble; to roll; to laze around
- ごろごろ転がる: to roll around
- お腹がごろごろする: stomach is rumbling
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ごろん: lying down with a thud (single action)
- ぐうたら: lazy, idle (describes a person's character)
- だらだら: idly, sluggishly (emphasizes lack of productivity)
Related Words
Synonym:
だらだら (idly, unproductively)