Lingaku詰まる【つまる】
Frequency rank: 3,588. – 3,591.
- to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
- to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged upsee also 鼻が詰まる
- to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to narrow
- to be at a loss; to be hard pressedoften in the form …につまるsee also 言葉に詰まる and 気の詰まる【きのつまる】
- to end up; to be settledsee also 詰まる所【つまるところ】
- to become a geminate consonantsee also 促音【そくおん】
- to hit the ball near the handle of the batbaseball
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 詰まる【つまる】Frequency rank: 3,588. – 3,591.
- つまるFrequency rank: 3,831. – 3,834.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
- to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged up
- to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to narrow
- to be at a loss; to be hard pressed
- to end up; to be settled
- to become a geminate consonant
- to hit the ball near the handle of the bat
This usage indicates something is full of items, occupied with things, or lacking available space or time.
This meaning is used when referring to something that has become obstructed or full causing a blockage.
The road is blocked with snow.
This meaning is about reducing the size or length of something.
This usage signifies being stuck without a solution, feeling perplexed, or under pressure.
He was at a loss for words and couldn't answer the question effectively.
Used when a situation leads to a particular outcome or when something is resolved.
This meaning is specific to linguistics, referring to a geminate consonant where two identical consonants are pronounced consecutively.
Used in the context of sports like baseball, where the contact of the ball and bat is made closer to the handle.
He accidentally hit the ball near the handle and it became a foul.
Generated collocations (experimental)
つまる詰まるどうろ道路blocked roadはながつまる鼻が詰まるblocked noseよてい予定がつまる詰まるschedule is packedじかん時間がつまる詰まるtime is tightつまった詰まったすけじゅうるスケジュールpacked scheduleつまった詰まったくだ管clogged pipeことば言葉がつまる詰まるto be at a loss for wordsせきにん責任がつまる詰まるto feel pressured by responsibilityつまる詰まるおもい思いto feel a sense of obstructionぎふとギフトがつまる詰まるto be full of giftsぼうるボールがつまった詰まったthe ball is hit near the handle of the batふく服がつまる詰まるthe shirt shrinksつまる詰まるしゅんかん瞬間the moment of blockage
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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What do you do when you get writer's block while writing a script?
To sum up, we can say that his new novel is disappointing.
The talented finance minister's ingenuity has helped his bankrupt nation to get out of the red.
I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.
She can't bring herself to throw away photo albums filled with memories of him.
They laughed over their silly misunderstanding.