のろのろ
のろのろ
adverb
slowly; sluggishly
1.
slowly; sluggishly
Describes movement or action that is frustratingly slow or sluggish.
渋滞で車がのろのろ進んでいる。
The cars are moving slowly due to traffic.
のろのろ歩いていたら遅刻するよ。
If you walk so slowly, you'll be late.
前の車がのろのろ走っていて、なかなか進めなかった。
The car in front was going so slowly that I couldn't make any progress.
のろのろ is an onomatopoeic word (擬態{語|ぎたいご}) that expresses frustratingly slow movement.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- のろのろ運転: slow driving
- のろのろ進む: to proceed slowly
- のろのろする: to dawdle, move sluggishly
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ゆっくり: slowly (neutral, not negative)
- もたもた: slow and clumsy (implies awkwardness)
- ぐずぐず: dawdling (implies hesitation)