Vocab Info

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

ぬるぬるslimy, slippery

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

      1.

      slimy, slippery, greasy, clammy

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, oft. as ヌルヌル(と)する
    2. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle

      2.

      smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    ヌルヌルぬるぬる

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    Examples

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      川底(かわぞこ)(こけ)ぬるぬるしています。

      The moss at the bottom of the river is slimy. {slimy, slippery}

      • N1

      最新(さいしん)のゲームの画面(がめん)ぬるぬる(うご)く。

      The screen of the latest game moves slippery. {slimy, slippery}

      • N1

      (わたし)はなめこのぬるぬるとした(しょく)(かん)苦手(にがて)です。

      I am not fond of the slimy texture of sea cucumber. {slimy, slippery}

      • N1

      綺麗(きれい)()きな(はは)水垢(みずあか)ぬるぬるしたお風呂(ふろ)()掃除(そうじ)しまくりました。

      My clean-loving mother thoroughly scrubbed the slimy bathroom that was covered in water stains. {slimy, slippery}

      • N1

      軍手(ぐんて)をしたところで、ぬるぬるしているウナギを(つか)むのは大変(たいへん)なままだろう。

      Even with gloves on, it would still be difficult to grasp a slimy, slippery eel. {slimy, slippery}

      • N1
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