Illustration: At a family kitchen table, a cup has tipped over and milk is spreading toward a child's picture book. The nearby adult stands with both hands hovering uselessly, one reaching toward the cup and the other toward a towel still hanging out of reach.

JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

おろおろ

orooro

in a fluster, helplessly

Example sentences

  1. 突然とつぜんの父ちちの死しの電話でんわをきいて、私わたしはオロオロしてしまった。

    When I got the phone call telling me of my father’s death, I was completely flustered.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 突然とつぜんの強つよい地震じしんに、母はははただおろおろと家いえの中なかを歩あるき回まわるだけだった。

    When a strong earthquake struck suddenly, my mom just walked around the house in shock.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. あんなにおろおろしちゃって恥はずかしいったらありゃしない。馬鹿ばかみたいだったわよ。

    Shame on you for getting so flustered. You looked ridiculous.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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