godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
hang around; loaf around; loiter
Describes a person idly staying in a place without a clear purpose, often with a slightly negative or suspicious tone.
駅前で若者たちがごろついている。
Young people are hanging around in front of the station.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
Used for large, heavy objects moving in a rolling or tumbling manner, often with a sense of clumsiness or lack of control.
大きな岩が坂道をごろついてきた。
A large rock came tumbling down the slope.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
be lying about; be strewn everywhere
Describes objects scattered or left lying around in a disorderly way, often implying neglect or messiness.
部屋におもちゃがごろついている。
Toys are lying all over the room.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
Used for low, continuous rumbling sounds, such as thunder or a growling stomach.
遠くで雷がごろついている。
Thunder is rumbling in the distance.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
feel something foreign in the eye
Describes the gritty, uncomfortable sensation when a foreign object like dust or an eyelash gets into the eye.
目にゴミが入ってごろつく。
There's something in my eye and it feels gritty.