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

    Dictionary Definition

    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 uncouth. {sound or act of dragging, slowly slipping or drawing back, slithering, loose, lax, inconclusive, trailingly, dragging on, slurping, sniffling}

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      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 on the response to a confession is rude. {sound or act of dragging, slowly slipping or drawing back, slithering, loose, lax, inconclusive, trailingly, dragging on, slurping, sniffling}

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      ()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 slowly slip down. {sound or act of dragging, slowly slipping or drawing back, slithering, loose, lax, inconclusive, trailingly, dragging on, slurping, sniffling}

      • 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。

      Always slurping up your runny nose... there's a limit to how disgusting that can be. {sound or act of dragging, slowly slipping or drawing back, slithering, loose, lax, inconclusive, trailingly, dragging on, slurping, sniffling}

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      (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。

      While I was slowly slipping down the snowy slope on a sled, I fell over halfway down. {sound or act of dragging, slowly slipping or drawing back, slithering, loose, lax, inconclusive, trailingly, dragging on, slurping, sniffling}

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