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のろのろ

Romaji noronoro

JLPT N2 Common word

Definitions

01adverb · to-adverb · suru verb

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

slowly; sluggishly

Examples

タクシーはカタツムリと同じくらいのろのろ進んでいるように思えた。

The taxi seemed to go as slowly as a snail.

Tatoeba #203713

休日で車は街道をのろのろと動いた。

The holiday traffic crawled along the highway.

Tatoeba #182630

Source

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