ぞろぞろ

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

in a crowd; in droves; in a stream

Describes many people or things moving together in a continuous, often disorderly, group. Commonly used with verbs like 歩く, 来る, 出る.

• 観かん客きゃくがぞろぞろと会かい場じょうに入はいってきた。

  The audience came into the venue in droves.

• 子こ供どもたちがぞろぞろと後あとをついてきた。

  The children followed behind in a crowd.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

crawling; swarming

Used for insects or small creatures moving in large numbers, often with a sense of creepiness. Less common than sense 1.

• アリがぞろぞろと行ぎょう列れつを作つくっている。

  Ants are crawling in a line.

adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

dragging; trailing; stretching out

Describes something long and continuous, like a line of people or a trailing object. Often used with verbs like 続く, 伸びる.

• 長ながい行ぎょう列れつがぞろぞろと続つづいている。

  A long line stretches out continuously.