しぼる

絞る

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze

N5Common wordGodan verb (ru ending)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to wring (towel, rag)to squeeze
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice)to pressto extractto milkto express milk
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to rack (one's brains)to strain (one's voice)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to extortto exploit
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to chew outto reprimand severelyto rake over the coalsto give a sound scoldingto tell someone offto scoldto rebuke
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to drill intoto train
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to narrow down (one's focus)to whittle down
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to gather up (curtain, etc.)to tighten (drawstring)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to stop down (lens)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to turn down (e.g. radio)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to bend (bow)to draw
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to hold downto constrictto immobilize
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to squeeze

Conjugations

Present辞書形
絞る(しぼる)
Negativeない形
絞らない(しぼらない)
Pastた形
絞った(しぼった)
Past Negativeなかった形
絞らなかった(しぼらなかった)
Te-formて形
絞って(しぼって)

Example Sentences

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.

(わたし)はオレンジジュースを絞った。

I squeezed the juice out of the oranges.

もう少し脳みそをしぼって考えろ。

Rack your brains a little harder.