じりじり
jirijiri
On-mim Adv

Meaning

  1. slowly (but steadily)
  2. gradually
  3. bit-by-bit

Word Info

Japaneseじりじり
Romajijirijiri
TypeOn-mim (Onomatopoeic & Mimetic)
Part of SpeechAdverb (fukushi)
SourceJisho

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General onomatopoeic and mimetic expressions from the Japanese lexicon.

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