ぽっぽと

adverb

puffing; chugging

Mimetic adverb describing the sound or motion of a steam engine, train, or similar rhythmic puffing.

• 機き関かん車しゃがぽっぽと煙けむりを吐はきながら走はしっている。

  The locomotive is running while puffing out smoke.

adverb

steaming

Describes steam rising or something steaming gently, often with a soft, repeated puffing sound.

• やかんがぽっぽと湯ゆ気げを立たてている。

  The kettle is steaming gently.

adverb

feeling hot; flushed

Used for a sensation of heat, such as a flushed face or a warm, stuffy feeling.

• 風ふ呂ろ上あがりで体からだがぽっぽと熱あつい。

  My body feels hot and flushed after the bath.