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ぞろぞろ

in a stream, in droves

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Examples

  1. 人がぞろぞろ出てきた。

    ひとがぞろぞろでてきた。

    People came streaming out.

  2. 観光客がガイドの後をぞろぞろついて行く。

    かんこうきゃくがガイドのあとをぞろぞろついていく。

    The tourists trail along after the guide in a long line.

  3. 駅の改札から、乗客がぞろぞろと出てきた。

    えきのかいさつから、じょうきゃくがぞろぞろとでてきた。

    Passengers poured out of the ticket gates in a steady stream.

  4. 調べてみると、同じような苦情がぞろぞろ出てきた。

    しらべてみると、おなじようなくじょうがぞろぞろでてきた。

    When we looked into it, complaint after complaint turned up.

Common patterns

ぞろぞろ出てくる
to come out one after another
ぞろぞろついて行く
to trail along in a group
ぞろぞろ歩く
to walk along in a straggling line

Memory tip

ぞろぞろ pictures a straggling line of people or creatures moving together, often with a slightly unflattering tone — a disorderly procession rather than a neat queue. 続々 is the neutral 'one after another' you would use in a news report.

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