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にゅるっと Japanese meaning | Kotomora

にゅるっと

Meanings

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adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

with a wriggle; in a slimy way; coweringly; hesitantly

onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Mimetic word describing a wriggling, slithering movement, often of something slimy or a person moving timidly. Can be used adverbially or with する to describe such an action.

See also: にゅるり

ミミズがにゅるっと土つちから出でてきた。
An earthworm wriggled out of the soil.

彼かれはにゅるっと後うしろに下さがった。

He coweringly stepped back.

Written forms

ニュルっと
Katakana variant, common in informal or emphatic writing.
ニュルッと
Katakana variant with small-tsu in katakana, used for emphasis.

Similar words

にゅるり
Similar mimetic word for a slimy, wriggling movement, but にゅるり often implies a single, smoother motion, while にゅるっと can emphasize a more abrupt or hesitant wriggle.

Etymology

Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it is likely derived from the sound-symbolic element にゅる, which evokes sliminess and wriggling, combined with the mimetic suffix っと.