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Food & Drink

じゅるり

jururi

Slurping drool; mouth-watering

The sound of slurping up gathering saliva when seeing delicious food. Pure involuntary craving.

💡Seeing a display of cakes in a bakery — 'I went jururi looking at the chocolate cake.'

Example

美味しそうなステーキを見てじゅるりと涎が出た。

I drooled jururi looking at the delicious steak.

Quiz yourself

The smell from the kitchen made everyone ___ with anticipation.

キッチンからの匂いにみんな○○とよだれが出た。

droolingmouth-wateringdesiredeliciouscraving
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