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ひねる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
I go over to the wall and turn the radio's switch.
2. to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain
I desperately twisted my body.
3. to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck)
My grandmother wrung the neck of one of our chickens and cooked it for us.
4. to defeat easily; to beat
5. to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated
The more arrogant a man is, the more he seems to want to make his own tastes peculiar.
6. to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
7. to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper
Alt. forms
捻ひねる
53%
ひねる
45%
撚ひねる
拈ひねる
Pitch accent
ひ
ね
る
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Conjugations...Used in: 1796
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
5 more...
Examples (13 in total)
It seems I twisted my ankle.
I twist my body and dodge it.
I desperately twisted my body.
A somewhat unconventional approach will probably be needed.
I twist my body in an instant and attempt to land.
I go over to the wall and turn the radio's switch.
This year's entrance exam had a lot of tricky questions.
My grandmother wrung the neck of one of our chickens and cooked it for us.
In the old days, we used to kill a chicken on special occasions.
The more arrogant a man is, the more he seems to want to make his own tastes peculiar.
I twist the cap of the plastic bottle again and take a sip of water.
They say you just need to twist your hips properly and step rhythmically with both feet.
I enter the bathroom, close the door, and turn the handle to start the shower.