What does がばっ mean?


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What does this mean? Is it an expression?

Here is the context:

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In this context, 「がばっ」 is an onomatopoeia describing the "look and sound" of a
person grabbing and hugging another.

In other contexts and situations, 「がばっ」 is quite often used to describe
sudden, quick, energetic, etc. kinds of movements.

