adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
clop clop; rumble rumble
Mimetic word for a heavy, rhythmic, hollow knocking or rumbling sound, such as a horse's hooves or a cart on a rough road.
馬車がゴトゴトと石畳を進んだ。
The carriage rumbled along the cobblestones.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
sound of something boiling
Mimetic word for the heavy bubbling sound of a thick liquid or stew boiling, deeper and slower than ぐつぐつ.
鍋でシチューがゴトゴト煮えている。
The stew is bubbling away in the pot.
Onomatopoeic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it mimics a heavy, hollow, rhythmic sound.