がぶがぶ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Describes drinking a large amount quickly and audibly. Often used with verbs like 飲む.

sloshing around (in the stomach)

Describes the sensation or sound of liquid moving in the stomach, often after drinking too much. Used with verbs like する or なる.

〈物もの〉をがぶがぶ飲のむto gulp down a drink
彼かれは喉のどが渇かわいていたので、水みずをがぶがぶ飲のんだ。
He was thirsty, so he gulped down the water.
お腹なががぶがぶするfor one's stomach to feel sloshy (from drinking too much)
水みずを飲のみすぎて、お腹なががぶがぶする。
I drank too much water and my stomach feels all sloshy.
がぶがぶと音おとを立たてて飲のむto drink noisily with gulping sounds
子こ供どもはジュースをがぶがぶと音おとを立たてて飲のんだ。
The child drank the juice with loud gulping sounds.
がぶがぶになるto become bloated/sloshy with liquid
ビールを飲のみすぎてお腹なががぶがぶになった。
I drank too much beer and my stomach became bloated and sloshy.

ごくごくN1sense 1
ごくごく describes smooth, continuous gulping (as of water or tea), while がぶがぶ implies a rougher, faster, and louder drinking style.
ぐいぐい sense 1
ぐいぐい emphasizes forceful, vigorous drinking (often of alcohol), whereas がぶがぶ focuses on the loud, sloppy sound of gulping large amounts.
がぶりN1
がぶがぶ describes gulping down liquid repeatedly in large quantities, often with a sense of excess, while がぶり focuses on a single emphatic bite or gulp.

ちびちび sense 1
ちびちび means drinking little by little in small sips, the opposite of がぶがぶ's fast, large gulps.

Onomatopoeic word mimicking the sound of gulping or liquid sloshing.