ゴロゴロ

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; growling; purring

Also:rolling (of something large and heavy), all over the place, idly

AdverbJLPT N3

What does ゴロゴロ mean?

ゴロゴロ is a Japanese adverb meaning rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; growling; purring in English. It can also be translated as rolling (of something large and heavy), all over the place, idly depending on context. It is written as ゴロゴロ in hiragana, and gorogoro in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

目がゴロゴロします。

My eyes feel gritty.