捻(ひね)り出(だ)す

ひねりだす

verb (godan)

to squeeze out; to come up with

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	捻(ひね)り出(だ)す	捻(ひね)り出(だ)さない
Present polite	捻(ひね)り出(だ)します	捻(ひね)り出(だ)しません
Past	捻(ひね)り出(だ)した	捻(ひね)り出(だ)さなかった
Past polite	捻(ひね)り出(だ)しました	捻(ひね)り出(だ)しませんでした
て form	捻(ひね)り出(だ)して	捻(ひね)り出(だ)さなくて
ている present	捻(ひね)り出(だ)している	捻(ひね)り出(だ)していない
ている polite	捻(ひね)り出(だ)しています	捻(ひね)り出(だ)していません
ている past	捻(ひね)り出(だ)していた	捻(ひね)り出(だ)していなかった
ている past polite	捻(ひね)り出(だ)していました	捻(ひね)り出(だ)していませんでした
Conditional ば	捻(ひね)り出(だ)せば	捻(ひね)り出(だ)さなければ
Conditional たら	捻(ひね)り出(だ)したら	捻(ひね)り出(だ)さなかったら
Volitional	捻(ひね)り出(だ)そう	—
Volitional polite	捻(ひね)り出(だ)しましょう	—
Potential	捻(ひね)り出(だ)せる	捻(ひね)り出(だ)せない
Passive	捻(ひね)り出(だ)される	捻(ひね)り出(だ)されない
Causative	捻(ひね)り出(だ)させる	捻(ひね)り出(だ)させない
Imperative	捻(ひね)り出(だ)せ	捻(ひね)り出(だ)すな

1. to squeeze out; to wring out

To physically twist or squeeze something to extract its contents.

チューブから最後(さいご)の一滴(いってき)を捻(ひね)り出(だ)した。

I squeezed out the last drop from the tube.

雑巾(ぞうきん)を捻(ひね)り出(だ)すように水(みず)を切(き)った。

I wrung the rag to squeeze out the water.

残(のこ)りわずかな歯磨(はみが)き粉(こ)を捻(ひね)り出(だ)して使(つか)った。

I squeezed out the last bit of toothpaste and used it.

2. to come up with; to devise with effort

To produce an idea, answer, or solution through great mental effort, as if wringing it out of one's brain. Implies difficulty and strain.

やっとアイデアを捻(ひね)り出(だ)した。

I finally came up with an idea.

締(し)め切(き)り間際(まぎわ)に知恵(ちえ)を捻(ひね)り出(だ)した。

I racked my brains and came up with a solution right before the deadline.

苦(くる)しい言(い)い訳(わけ)を捻(ひね)り出(だ)して場(ば)をしのいだ。

I came up with a strained excuse and managed to get through the situation.

Usage

Sense 2 (figurative) is more common in everyday speech. The word vividly conveys the effort and strain involved in producing something, as if physically twisting it out. Often used with 知恵(ちえ) (wisdom), アイデア (idea), 答(こた)え (answer), and 言(い)い訳(わけ) (excuse).

Common collocations

知恵(ちえ)を捻(ひね)り出(だ)す (to rack one's brains)
アイデアを捻(ひね)り出(だ)す (to come up with an idea)
言(い)い訳(わけ)を捻(ひね)り出(だ)す (to come up with an excuse)

Similar words

絞(しぼ)り出(だ)す: to squeeze out — very similar, but more emphasis on squeezing than twisting
思(おも)いつく: to think of — neutral; lacks the connotation of effort and struggle

Related Words

Synonym: 絞(しぼ)り出(だ)す (squeeze out)

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Added 2026.3.20 17:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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