Vocabulary

What does 伸び悩む (のびなやむ, nobinayamu) mean?

伸び悩む (のびなやむ, nobinayamu) means to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth.

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Readingのびなやむ
Romajinobinayamu
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
のびなやむ
nobinayamu

to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth

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