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1. Surface covered with mucus or oil that is slippery when touched or grasped.
2. Living thing moving forward in a slow motion.

• Type: Gitaigo (擬態語)
• Category: Liquid.
• Equivalent: Wet; slimy; slowmo.
• Source:
  • https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5184cm/88/
  • https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4027dp/56/
  • https://ncode.syosetu.com/n0432fz/31/

Usage

〜（と）動く
~ slouch along; slither along.

〜（と）輝く
~ glisten/slimmer.

〜（と）夜に蠢く幽霊
~ a night crawling with ghosts.

〜（と）としている
~ be slippery.

Example

ぬらぬらとした肌
Skin that is slimy.

油を吸ったヌラヌラしたパンを口に運ぶ
The slippery, oil-soaked bread is brought to the mouth.

ぬらぬらと光る溶けた肌
The skin is glistening and molten.

Related

• Nuru-Nuru / ヌルヌル
• Nume-Nume / ヌメヌメ
• Nurutto / ぬるっと