たらたら

Also written タラタラ

Meanings

1. Adverb drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; in a trickle
2. incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
3. sluggishly; dawdling

Example sentences

• 彼女は時間がないといつも不平たらたらだ。
  She keeps moaning that she has no time.

Words containing たらたら

• 自慢たらたら (じまんたらたら) boastful
• お世辞たらたら (おせじたらたら) smarmy
• 未練たらたら (みれんたらたら) unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings)

Word lists

• Onomatopoeia

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