Vocab Info

N1 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

ずるずるsound or act of dragging, slowly slipping or drawing back, slithering, loose, lax, inconclusive, trailingly, dragging on, slurping, sniffling

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    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      1.

      (dragging a large or heavy item) slowly

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

      (falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      3.

      on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      4.

      with a slurp, with a sniffle

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    5. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      5.

      loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ずるずるズルズルづるづる

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      スープをずるずる()むのは下品(げひん)です。

      Slurping soup is considered bad manners.

      • N1

      告白(こくはく)返事(へんじ)ずるずる()()ばすのは失礼(しつれい)だ。

      Dragging out your reply to a confession is just plain rude.

      • N1

      ()せたのでズボンがずるずる()ちるようになりました。

      Since I lost weight, my pants have started to slip down.

      • N1

      ずっと鼻水(はなみず)ずるずる(すす)()げているなんて…(きたな)いにも(ほど)がある。

      Sniffling constantly like that… there's a limit to how gross one can be.

      • N1

      (ゆき)斜面(しゃめん)をそりでずるずる(すべ)()ちていたら途中(とちゅう)(ころ)んでしまいました。

      I was slowly sliding down the snowy slope on a sled when I wiped out halfway down.

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