also: づるづる
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
dragging slowly; scraping along
Mimetic adverb for a large or heavy thing being dragged along slowly, often with a scraping or pulling feel. Often used as ずるずると.
I dragged the heavy bag slowly across the floor.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
slipping down gradually; sliding little by little; slithering
Describes something slowly losing position, slipping, sliding, drawing back, or moving with a slithering motion rather than in one clean movement.
My socks keep gradually slipping down.
The rope slowly slipped out of my hand.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
dragging on; putting off; interminably
Used when an undesirable situation, decision, delay, or habit drags on without being settled; can imply sloppiness or lack of discipline.
I kept putting off my reply.
The meeting dragged on without reaching a conclusion.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
with a slurp; with a sniffle
Sound-symbolic use for slurping noodles or liquid, or for sniffling and drawing mucus back through the nose.
He slurped up the ramen.
The child is sniffling.
loose; lax; unresolved; inconclusive
Na-adjective-like use for something loose or slipping, or for a state that has become lax, unsettled, or left hanging. Often feels colloquial and evaluative.
My belt is loose, so my pants are slipping down.
Their relationship continued in an unresolved, dragging-on state.
I dragged the heavy luggage along slowly.
The breakup talk has been dragging on without resolution.
I slurped down the ramen noisily.
He's sniffling because of a cold.
The cushion gradually slid backward.