Meaning of 繰る in Japanese

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Definition of 繰る

  1. (v5r, vt) to reel; to wind; to spin (thread)

    それがいつだったか日を繰って確かめた。
    I counted the days to see when it had happened.

  2. to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia)
  3. to count (e.g. the days)
  4. to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)

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