渋しぶる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. 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)
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
2. to falter; to slacken; to slow down
3. to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
Kanji used
bitter
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to be reluctant to sell
to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer
Examples (2 in total)
Tom is reluctant.
He is very reluctant to accept the invitation.