Vocab Info

A9 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

のそのそ(move) slowly (e.g. walk), sluggishly, stolidly, ploddingly, heavily

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        (move) slowly (e.g. walk), sluggishly, stolidly, ploddingly, heavily

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,

        See Also:

    All Forms

    のそのそ

    Details

    • Audio

    • Novels Top 26,300

    Examples

    --:--

      パンダがのそのそと(うご)いています。

      The panda is moving slowly. {(move) slowly (e.g. walk), sluggishly, stolidly, ploddingly, heavily}

      のそのそしていなで(はや)仕事(しごと)(はじ)めなさい。

      Stop dawdling and start your work quickly. {(move) slowly (e.g. walk), sluggishly, stolidly, ploddingly, heavily}

      大男(おおおとこ)がのそのそとこちらに()かって(ある)いてきた。

      A big man walked towards us slowly and heavily. {(move) slowly (e.g. walk), sluggishly, stolidly, ploddingly, heavily}

      ウミガメが海岸(かいがん)をのそのそと(ある)姿(すがた)はとても雄大(ゆうだい)です。

      The sight of sea turtles ploddingly moving along the beach is very majestic. {(move) slowly (e.g. walk), sluggishly, stolidly, ploddingly, heavily}

      ナマケモノが(とく)(なに)をするわけでもなく、のそのそしています。

      The sloth isn't particularly doing anything, it's just plodding along sluggishly. {(move) slowly (e.g. walk), sluggishly, stolidly, ploddingly, heavily}

    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.