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ぬらり

nurari

Wet, oily gleam

A slippery, wet-looking sheen on a surface, like oil on water or a rain-slicked road. Slightly unsettling or eerie.

💡Used for oil slicks, wet surfaces gleaming under streetlights, or the shiny skin of certain creatures.

Example

雨上がりのアスファルトがぬらりと光っていた。

The asphalt after the rain gleamed with a wet, oily sheen.

Quiz yourself

The cave walls had a ___ wet sheen in the flashlight beam.

洞窟の壁が懐中電灯の光で___と濡れた光沢を見せていた。

wetoilygleamingslipperyeerie
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