渋(しぶ)るto hesitate, to hold back, to balk, to falter, to be reluctant, to be unwilling, to begrudge, to have loose painful bowel movement, to suffer from tenesmus

Common

1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

   1. 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)

2. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

   1. 2.

      to falter, to slacken, to slow down

   2. 3.

      to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool, to suffer from tenesmus

      See Also:

      • 渋り腹