ガラガラ

with a clatter

Meanings

ガラガラ · がらがら

  1. adverb, adverb taking と, onomatopoeia with a clatter; with a rattle
  2. takes の, na-adjective, onomatopoeia (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; bare; uninhabited; unoccupied
  3. onomatopoeia raspy (voice); gravelly; husky
  4. adverb, adverb taking と, onomatopoeia with a gargle
  5. takes する, adverb, onomatopoeia rough (personality, speech, etc.); unreserved; outspoken; boorish; ill-mannered
  6. noun, onomatopoeia rattle (baby's toy)
  7. onomatopoeia lottery wheel

In sentences

声こえがガラガラだよ。 I've got a frog in my throat. #12188436

公園こうえんはがらがらだ。 The park is empty. #12470953

駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうはガラガラだ。 The parking lot is nearly empty. #11915852

映画館えいがかん、がらがらだったよ。 The cinema was completely deserted. #10903403

赤あかん坊ぼうはガラガラを振ふっていた。 The baby was shaking the rattle. #142197

声こえガラガラじゃん。どうしたの? Your voice is raspy. Why? #3100245

ガラガラ、という音おとが響ひびき渡わたった。 A rattling sound echoed through the air. #11013823

いつもそんなガラガラ声こえしてるの? Do you always have such a hoarse voice? #11065641