にぎりつぶす
nigiritsubusu

Godan Verb (su)

1. to crush (with one's hands)

Transitive
かれはその かみ にぎりつぶして まるめた。
karewa sono kamio nigiritsubushite marumeta.
He crushed the sheet of paper up into a ball.
Godan Verb (su)

2. to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole; to smother

Transitive
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