粘ねばる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to be sticky; to be adhesive
This soil is very sticky.
2. to persevere; to persist; to stick to; to hold out; to linger
I was not able to hold out this long.
Kanji used
sticky
Pitch accent
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Examples (6 in total)
It held out more than I thought.
Mountain yam becomes sticky when you grate it.
Persisting is not a bad thing.