渋しぶる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

be reluctant; hesitate; grudge; put off

Transitive use: someone is unwilling to do something, hesitates, or delays an action. Often used with verbs like 出す, 言う, 払う, or 動く.

• 彼かれはなかなか返へん事じを渋しぶっている。

  He is reluctant to give an answer.

• 父ちちはお金かねを出だすのを渋しぶった。

  My father grudged paying the money.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

falter; slacken; slow down

Intransitive use: progress, movement, or action becomes sluggish or loses momentum. Often used for things like 足取り, 景気, or 返事.

• 疲つかれて足あしが渋しぶった。

  My legs faltered from exhaustion.

• 景けい気きの回かい復ふくが渋しぶっている。

  The economic recovery is slowing down.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

have tenesmus; urge to defecate with difficulty passing stool

Medical/physiological intransitive use: a frequent, painful urge to defecate with little result. Related to the compound 渋り腹.

See also: 渋り腹

• 下げ痢りのあと、しぶる感かんじが続つづいた。

  After the diarrhea, a tenesmus sensation persisted.