Vocab Info

N3 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

のろのろslowly, sluggishly

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        slowly, sluggishly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    All Forms

    のろのろ

    Details

      • の

      • ろ

      • の

      • ろ

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    Examples

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    • 妹(いもうと)はいつものろのろしています。

      My sister is always slogging away.

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    • そんなにのろのろしていたら仕事(しごと)が終(お)わらないよ。

      If you are so sluggish, you won't get the job done.

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    • のろのろ運転(うんてん)している車(くるま)の後(うし)ろはとても走(はし)れません。

      It is very difficult to drive behind a car that is driving slowly.

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    • 作業(さぎょう)をのろのろしてしまったせいで宿題(しゅくだい)が一向(いっこう)に終(お)わりそうにない。

      Because I've been slogging through the work, I can't seem to finish my homework at all.

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    • 母(はは)が息子(むすこ)に：「のろのろしていないでさっさとお風呂(ふろ)に入(はい)ってきなさい！」

      Mother to son : 'Stop dawdling and go take a bath now!'

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