Vocab Info
N1 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun, Suru verb
ボコボコburbling, hollow (sounding), holey, full of holes or dents, lumpy, bumpy, viciously beating, hitting and kicking repeatedly, here and there, (sound of) walking slowly
Dictionary Definition
Bunpro Summary
An onomatopoeic word describing walking in an uneven way, or the noise of something bursting.
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
1.
with a burble
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
2.
hollow (sounding)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
3.
holey, full of holes or dents, lumpy, bumpy
Noun, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
4.
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
5.
here and there
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Only applies to ポコポコ, ぽこぽこAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle
6.
(sound of) walking slowly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Only applies to ポコポコ, ぽこぽこ
All Forms
ボコボコ、ぼこぼこ、ポコポコ、ぽこぽこ
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地表から温泉がボコボコ湧き出ています。
Hot springs are burbling up from the ground.
猿がドラム缶をボコボコと叩いて遊んでいる。
A monkey is smacking a hollow drum barrel over and over for fun.
穴があいてボコボコの道路を車で走るのは危険です。
Driving on a road full of bumps is dangerous.
どのような状況であれ、相手の頭をボコボコに殴ってはいけません。
No matter the situation, you must not viciously beat anyone's head in.
雹のせいで車のボンネットがボコボコになってしまった…。痛恨の極みである。
Thanks to the hail, my car hood's all dented… I'm beyond devastated.
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