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じりじり
Meanings
Adverb
Onomatopoeic
1. slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit
Defeat is slowly but steadily approaching.
Adverb
Verb (する)
Onomatopoeic
2. irritatedly; impatiently
I wait impatiently for the time to pass.
Adverb
Onomatopoeic
3. scorchingly (of the sun)
I don't mind the sweat breaking out or the strong sunlight scorching my skin.
4. sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil)
5. sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
The train's bell rings with a jangling sound.
6. oozing out (oil, sweat, etc.); seeping out
Alt. forms
じりじり
76%
ジリジリ
23%
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 1805
Examples (12 in total)
The alarm clock went off with a jangle.
I wait impatiently for the time to pass.
She backs away slowly without answering.
Defeat is slowly but steadily approaching.
The train's bell rings with a jangling sound.
The phone kept ringing, jangling on and on.
The enemy is slowly closing in and surrounding us.
I waited impatiently, but there was no reply.
The sun, already high in the sky, scorches the skin.
I waited impatiently; how much time had gone by?
I don't mind the sweat breaking out or the strong sunlight scorching my skin.
Keeping it in the corner of my vision, I inch toward the corridor.