An onomatopoeia for coughing; the sound of someone hacking or coughing repeatedly.
子どもがゴホゴホと咳をしているので、風邪かもしれない。
The child is coughing (hackingly), so they might have a cold.
寒くて朝からずっとゴホゴホしている。
It's cold and I've been coughing all morning.
老人がゴホゴホと煙草の煙を吐いた。
The old man hacked and puffed out cigarette smoke.
A heavy, intermittent thundering or chugging sound (used with the particle と); can describe the rumble or chug of an engine or a drumming noise.
古い列車がゴホゴホと駅を通り過ぎた。
An old train chugged through the station.
雨が屋根にゴホゴホと叩きつける夜だった。
It was a night when the rain hammered intermittently on the roof.