ぐずぐず

ぐずぐず
adverb, suru verb
slowly, dawdling; indecisively
自動詞 intransitiveactiononomatopoeia
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentぐずぐずするぐずぐずしない
Present politeぐずぐずしますぐずぐずしません
Pastぐずぐずしたぐずぐずしなかった
Past politeぐずぐずしましたぐずぐずしませんでした
て formぐずぐずしてぐずぐずしなくて
ている presentぐずぐずしているぐずぐずしていない
ている politeぐずぐずしていますぐずぐずしていません
ている pastぐずぐずしていたぐずぐずしていなかった
ている past politeぐずぐずしていましたぐずぐずしていませんでした
Conditional ばぐずぐずすればぐずぐずしなければ
Conditional たらぐずぐずしたらぐずぐずしなかったら
Volitionalぐずぐずしよう—
Volitional politeぐずぐずしましょう—
Potentialぐずぐずできるぐずぐずできない
Passiveぐずぐずされるぐずぐずされない
Causativeぐずぐずさせるぐずぐずさせない
Imperativeぐずぐずしろぐずぐずするな
1. slowly, dawdling
Taking too much time, being slow to act. Often implies procrastination or lack of motivation.
ぐずぐずするな。
Don't dawdle.
Stop dawdling and hurry up.
If you keep dawdling, you won't make it in time.
The child is dawdling and doesn't want to go to school.
I was dawdling since morning and ended up being late for my appointment.
2. indecisively, hesitantly
Being unable to make a decision or take action promptly.
ぐずぐず迷(まよ)っている。
I'm hesitating indecisively.
Stop making excuses and just decide.
I kept putting off making a decision.
I kept putting off giving a reply, and the other person got angry with me.
Stop being indecisive forever and think for yourself and come up with an answer.

ぐずぐず is always critical: it complains that someone is slow to act when something should be done now.

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鼻(はな)がぐずぐずする means to have a runny or stuffy nose, a separate use unrelated to dawdling.