ずるずる
dragging on; slurping
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Examples
ずるずると先延ばしにした。
ずるずるとさきのばしにした。
I kept dragging it out and putting it off.
麺をずるずると音を立てて食べる。
めんをずるずるとおとをたててたべる。
He eats his noodles with a loud slurp.
結論が出ないまま、会議はずるずる長引いた。
けつろんがでないまま、かいぎはずるずるながびいた。
With no conclusion in sight, the meeting dragged on and on.
Common patterns
- ずるずると先延ばしにする
- to keep putting something off
- ずるずる長引く
- to drag on
- ずるずる引きずる
- to drag along, to let linger
Memory tip
The core image is something dragged along the ground, which covers both the slurping of noodles and a decision that never gets lifted off the floor. It pairs naturally with 引きずる and 長引く.
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