すり足あし

noun

sliding feet; shuffling

General term for walking without lifting the feet, often producing a shuffling sound. Used in everyday contexts.

• 疲つかれてすり足あしで歩あるいていた。

  I was so tired I was walking with a shuffle.

• 廊ろう下かですり足あしの音おとが聞きこえた。

  I heard the sound of shuffling feet in the hallway.

noun

sliding step; suriashi

Sumo-specific technique: advancing with feet sliding on the ground without lifting them, maintaining a low center of gravity.

• 力りき士しはすり足あしで土ど俵ひょうを進すすむ。

  The sumo wrestler advances across the ring with sliding steps.