ずるずる – Vocabulary details

ずるずる

Meanings

Adverb

Onomatopoeic

1. (dragging a large or heavy item) slowly

ずるずると、店みせの外そとまで引ひきずられる。I get dragged all the way out of the shop.

2. (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; (drawing back) slowly; with a slither

ずるずると力ちからが抜ぬけて座すわり込こむ。My strength gradually drained away, and I slumped down to a sitting position.

3. on and on; while putting off; slovenly; interminably

入にゅう院いん期き間かんだけがずるずると長なが引びいている。Only the hospital stay is dragging on and on.

4. with a slurp; with a sniffle

まだ鼻はなはずるずるいわせてたけど、熱ねつはそんなに高たかくなかったし。My nose was still sniffling, but my fever wasn't that high.

Adjective (な)

Onomatopoeic

5. loose; lax; inconclusive; unresolved

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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Used in: 1608

Examples (11 in total)

ずるずると力ちからが抜ぬけて座すわり込こむ。

My strength gradually drained away, and I slumped down to a sitting position.

私わたしは黙だまってずるずるとお茶ちゃを飲のんだ。

I silently slurped my tea.

ずるずると、店みせの外そとまで引ひきずられる。

I get dragged all the way out of the shop.

壁かべに背せ中なかを預あずけてずるずると座すわり込こんだ。

I leaned my back against the wall and slid down into a sitting position.

入にゅう院いん期き間かんだけがずるずると長なが引びいている。

Only the hospital stay is dragging on and on.

これは、ずるずる音おとを立たてるのがマナーの食たべ物ものです。

This is a food for which it is considered good manners to slurp.

彼かれは体からだに力ちからが入はいらずに、ずるずると地じ面めんに座すわり込こむ。

Unable to put any strength into his body, he slid down and sat on the ground.

授じゅ業ぎょうがずるずる延えん々えんと続つづくように感かんじる。

It feels like the class drags on and on.

ポールはよく重おもいツールをずるずる引ひきずる。

Paul often drags heavy tools with him.

気き持もちを伝つたえられないまま、ずるずると時じ間かんだけが過すぎていく。

Time just drags on and on while I remain unable to convey my feelings.

まだ鼻はなはずるずるいわせてたけど、熱ねつはそんなに高たかくなかったし。

My nose was still sniffling, but my fever wasn't that high.

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Examples (11 in total)