絞る (Shiboru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto wring (towel, rag); to squeezeesp. 絞る
- godan verb, transitive verbto squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milkesp. 搾る
- godan verb, transitive verbto rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
- godan verb, transitive verbto extort; to exploit
- godan verb, transitive verbto chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scoldoften passive voice
- godan verb, transitive verbto drill into; to train
Examples
彼女はタオルを固く絞った。
She wrung the towel dry.
知恵を絞ってこれを書いた。
I racked my brains to write this.
彼女は紅茶にレモンをしぼった。
She squeezed a lemon for tea.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).