Illustration: Beside a deep utility sink in a Japanese home, a resident grips opposite ends of a soaked cleaning cloth and twists them in opposing directions. The middle of the cloth coils tightly, and several streams of water fall directly into the basin.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

絞しぼる

shiboru

to wring out, to squeeze

搾る is usual when extracting juice or milk. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょはタオルを固かたく絞しぼった。

    She wrung the towel dry.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. タオルを絞しぼってよ。

    Squeeze the towel.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 床ゆかのふき掃除そうじをするから、雑巾ぞうきんをぎゅっと固かたく絞しぼっておいてね。

    I’m going to mop the floor, so wring the cleaning cloth out thoroughly for me, okay?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 絞

  • 絞strangle; constrictOnコウKunしぼる・しめる・しまる

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