ゴホゴホ

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

coughing; hacking cough

Onomatopoeia for a rough, hacking cough, often repeated.

• 彼かれはゴホゴホと咳せきをした。

  He coughed with a hacking sound.

adverb taking the 'to' particle

thundering; drumming

Rare onomatopoeic use for a deep, resonant sound like thunder or drumming.

• 遠とおくで雷かみなりがゴホゴホと鳴なっていた。

  Thunder rumbled in the distance.