しぶる

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to be reluctant (to do), to be unwilling (to do), to hesitate (to do), to grudge, to be tardy (in doing), to put off (doing)

    • 役員達はそんな危険な事業に乗り出すのをしぶった。
      The directors were reluctant to undertake so risky a venture.
  2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb

    to falter, to slacken, to slow down

  3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb

    to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool, to suffer from tenesmus