sugo-sugo
Leaving a place quietly and dejectedly — retreating in embarrassment, walking away after being rejected, or leaving with tail between legs.
💡After being scolded — 'He sugo-sugo walked away after being turned down.'
断られてすごすご帰った。
He was turned down and sugo-sugo went home.
After being rejected, he ___ walked away with his head down.
断られて○○引き返した。