ごぼごぼ

ごぼごぼ
onomatopoeia, adverb
gurgling (sound of water draining or bubbling out)
onomatopoeia
1. with a gurgle; gurgling, glugging
The deep, throaty sound of a large amount of liquid moving through a narrow opening while air pushes back the other way — a bath draining, a bottle emptying, water welling up from a pipe.
排水口(はいすいこう)からごぼごぼと音(おと)がする。
There's a gurgling sound coming from the drain.
風呂(ふろ)の栓(せん)を抜(ぬ)くと、ごぼごぼと水(みず)が引(ひ)いていった。
When I pulled the plug, the bathwater drained away with a gurgle.
ペットボトルを逆(さか)さにすると、中(なか)の水(みず)がごぼごぼと音(おと)を立(た)てて出(で)てきた。
When I turned the plastic bottle upside down, the water inside came glugging out.

Almost always used as ごぼごぼと before a verb of sound or movement.

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Compare: ごくごく (the sound of a person gulping a drink…)
Compare: ぶくぶく (small bubbles rising, as in fizzing…)
Compare: ちょろちょろ (a thin trickle of water)
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Added 2026.8.15 21:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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