Vocab Info
N1 な-adjective, Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, の-adjective
とろとろdozing, drowsily, simmering, sticky, syrupy, oily, brimming with melted fat, dawdling
Dictionary Definition
な-adjective, Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
1.
sticky, syrupy, pulpy
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, と-adverb, の-adjective
2.
weakly (of a flame), gently (e.g. boil), simmering
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
と-adverb, する-verb
3.
dozing off, napping
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
4.
sluggishly, dawdling
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
All Forms
とろとろ、トロトロ
Details
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Examples
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日光でチョコレートがとろとろに溶けました。
The chocolate melted into a syrupy mess in the sunlight.
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睡眠不足のせいで仕事中にとろとろしてしまった。
I was so sleep-deprived that I started dozing off at work.
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とろとろと前を走っている車に対してクラクションを鳴らす。
I honked at the car dawdling in front of us.
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おじいちゃんは腰をかけたなりテレビを見ながらとろとろし始めました。
Grandpa started dozing off as he sat watching TV.
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市内バスはいつもとろとろ走っているので、走って追い越すことが出来ます。
The city bus always crawls along, so you can outrun it on foot.
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