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動きの様子 · Manner of movement

のろのろ

noro-norogiyougo · manner of motionCommon

Sluggishly

Moving slowly and sluggishly, in an irritating way — crawling traffic, a slow worker. のろのろ運転 is the set phrase for slow driving.

Common forms

のろのろするのろのろ運転

When to use

  • のろのろ(と)歩く — to dawdle along.
  • のろのろ運転 — crawling, slow driving.
  • Carries an annoyed nuance.

Examples

渋滞で車がのろのろ進む。

じゅうたいでくるまがのろのろすすむ。

The cars crawl along in the traffic jam.