Vocab Info

A4 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

愚図愚図(ぐずぐず)slowly, tardily, hesitatingly, lingering, complaining, loose, slackened

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    1. Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb

      1.

      slowly, tardily, dawdling, lingering, hesitantly

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone

    2. Adverb

      2.

      complaining, grumbling

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone

    3. Adverb, Suru verb

      3.

      unsettled (e.g. weather)

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone

    4. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      4.

      loose, slackened

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    愚図愚図 【ぐずぐず】、グズグズ

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      帯(お)がぐずぐずになって浴衣(ゆかた)がはだけた。

      The sash became loose and the yukata fell open.

        梅雨(つゆ)のぐずぐずとした天気(てんき)が好(す)きではない。

        I don't like the lingering weather of the rainy season.

          上司(じょうし)に怒(おこ)られた同僚(どうりょう)がまだぐずぐず言(い)っています。

          The colleague who was scolded by the boss is still complaining.

            借金(しゃっきん)の返済(へんさい)をぐずぐず伸(の)ばしていたら取(と)り立(だ)てが来(き)ました。

            I was tardily extending the debt repayment, and then the collectors came.

              告白(こくはく)の返事(へんじ)をぐずぐずと引(ひ)き延(の)ばすのは誠実(せいじつ)な対応(たいおう)とは言(い)えない。

              Delaying the response to a confession hesitatingly is not a sincere approach.

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