絞る | Japanese meaning

る【しぼる】

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to wring (towel, rag); to squeezeesp. 絞る
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milkesp. 搾る
to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
to extort; to exploit
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebukeoften passive voicesee also
to drill into; to train
to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
to stop down (lens)
to turn down (e.g. radio)
to bend (bow); to draw
to hold down; to constrict; to immobilizesumo

Other forms

る【しぼる】

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きごう【きごう】．.
きごう【きごう】．.
ないない．.
．.
．.
きごう【きごう】．.
きごう【きごう】きごう（きごう）．.
きごう【きごう】．.
きごう【きごう】きごう（きごう）、、．.
きごう【きごう】．.
きごう【きごう】．.

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Example sentences

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1. 、、。。

Let's get down to brass tacks and make a decision.

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2. 。。

Party leaders are hammering out a proposal for political reform.

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3. 。。

She squeezed a lemon for tea.

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4. 。。

She wrung the towel dry.

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5. 。。

She tried to express juice from the orange.

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6. 、、。。

She caught it for coming late.

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7. 。。

He used all his strength to crawl out of the wrecked car.

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8. 。。

He sang with his voice strained.

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9. 、、。。

He was caught cheating on the exam and got called on the carpet.

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10. 。。

I racked my brains to write this.

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11. 。。

A good lawyer will always zero in on a key piece of evidence.

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12. 。。

I racked my brains for an answer.

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13. 。。

I squeezed the juice out of the oranges.

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14. 。。

You can't wring any more money from me.

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15. 。。

Rack your brains a little harder.

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16. 。。。。

Yes, and here's a photo of the farm where we milked the cows.

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17. 。。

I gave him a stern talking to.

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18. 、、。。

Oh, is that the way you milk a cow?

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19. 、、、、、、。。

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20. 、、。。

My teacher found out that I was skipping class and he raked me over the coals.

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る【しぼる】

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to wring (towel, rag); to squeezeesp. 絞る
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milkesp. 搾る
to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
to extort; to exploit
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebukeoften passive voicesee also
to drill into; to train
to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
to stop down (lens)
to turn down (e.g. radio)
to bend (bow); to draw
to hold down; to constrict; to immobilizesumo