粘

Meanings

sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere

ES: perseverancia, tenacidad, pegajoso, perseverar, ser tenaz, ser pegajoso

Common words

• 粘りねばりstickiness, viscosity
• 粘るねばるto be sticky, to be adhesive
• 粘着ねんちゃくcohesion, adhesion
• 粘土ねんどclay
• 粘膜ねんまくmucous membrane, mucosa
• 粘々ねばねばsticky, gluey, gummy, glutinous, viscous, gooey, greasy
• 粘り強いねばりづよいtenacious, persevering, persistent, stubborn, steadfast

Example sentences

• 次つぎには、これらのやの上うえに絹きぬの糸いとをさらに張はり、巣すの中央ちゅうおうに滑なめらかで、粘ねばりのない部分ぶぶんを残のこす。

  Then it draws more silky lines across these spokes, leaving a smooth, non-sticky patch in the middle of the web.

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• トムはマラソン大会で最後まで粘るも、ライバルに敗れた。

  Even though Tom stuck it out to the end of the marathon, he lost to his rival.

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