Frequency rank: 15,835. – 15,884.
- to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)idiomatic expression
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'mu' ending
Forms
- 固唾を飲む【かたずをのむ】Frequency rank: 15,835. – 15,884.
- 固唾を呑む【かたずをのむ】Frequency rank: 22,786. – 22,911.
- 固唾をのむ【かたずをのむ】Frequency rank: 37,772. – 38,256.
- かたずをのむ
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
This expression is used to describe a moment when someone is so anxious or tense that they stop breathing for a brief period, often in anticipation of something that will happen.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かたずをのむ固唾を飲むto hold one's breathかたずをのんで固唾を飲んでみまもる見守るto watch anxiouslyかたずをのむ固唾を飲むおもい思いa feeling of suspenseかたずをのむ固唾を飲むようなしゅんかん瞬間a moment that makes you hold your breathかたずをのむ固唾を飲むばめん場面a scene that makes you hold your breathかたずをのんで固唾を飲んでまつ待つto wait in suspenseかたずをのむ固唾を飲むほどのきんちょうかん緊張感a tense atmosphere that makes you hold your breathかたずをのむ固唾を飲むじたい事態a situation that causes you to hold your breath
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