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    3. ずるずる

    ずるずる

    ずるずる

    (dragging a large or heavy item) slowly

    N1KMT3CoreDaily LifeKana Vocab10 strokes

    ずるずるズルズルづるづる

    Adverb, Particle

    1.
    (dragging a large or heavy item) slowly
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2.
    (falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3.
    on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4.
    with a slurp, with a sniffle
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adjective

    5.
    loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    麺めんをずるずる食たべる。

    I slurp my noodles.

    KMT2Food & Dining
    重おもい荷に物もつをずるずると引ひきずって運はこんだ。

    I dragged the heavy luggage slowly.

    KMT3Daily Life
    風か邪ぜをひいて鼻はな水みずをずるずるすすっている。

    I have a cold and am sniffling my runny nose.

    KMT3Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    彼かれのずるずるとした態たい度どのせいで、会かい議ぎはなかなか終おわらなかった。

    Because of his lax attitude, the meeting didn't end easily.

    KMT4Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれはいつも仕ご事ををずるずると先さき延のばしにする。

    He always procrastinates his work.

    KMT4Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Kana that make up this word

    ず
    zu
    る
    ru
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