じわじわ
Meanings
Adverb
Onomatopoeic
1. slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit
Understanding gradually dawns on me.
2. slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out; seeping out
Sweat slowly seeps out from my forehead.
Pitch accent
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Examples (8 in total)
Sweat slowly seeps out from my forehead.
As I listened, I gradually remembered.
It had that kind of charm that gradually grows on you.
The ink slowly soaks into the paper.
Even I am starting to feel a creeping sense of anxiety.
Before you know it, you are gradually pushed into a disadvantageous position.
When a guy like that leaves the company, the numbers slowly start to drop.
The sweat that had once dried starts slowly seeping out again on my neck and forehead.