突っ張る (つっぱる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

突っ張る (つっぱる) means to support / to become stiff / to stick firmly.

See example sentences below.

突っ張る at a glance

突っ張る

つっぱるtsupparu

N1verb

to support / to become stiff / to stick firmly

突っ張るつっぱるtsupparuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to support / to become stiff / to stick firmly

Example 1

壁に手を突っ張って支えた。

Translation

I supported myself by pressing my hand against the wall.

Example 2

彼は自分の意見を突っ張ったままだ。

Translation

He is still sticking firmly to his opinion.