Lingaku潜める【ひそめる】
Frequency rank: 11,490. – 11,524.
- to hide; to conceal
- to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard
- to become quiet and inconspicuous
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hide; to conceal
- to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard
- to become quiet and inconspicuous
This word is used when someone hides or conceals something physically or metaphorically.
He is hiding a secret.
This word is used when someone lowers the volume of a sound, such as music or their voice, in order not to be heard.
Please lower your voice during the meeting.
This word is used when someone or something becomes quiet and inconspicuous, blending into the surroundings.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ひそめる潜めるこえ声a hushed voiceこえをひそめる声を潜めるto lower one’s voiceひそめた潜めたそんざい存在concealed presenceけはい気配をひそめる潜めるto conceal one's presenceこころ心をひそめる潜めるto hide one’s feelingsひそめる潜めるこうどう行動discreet actionsおと音をひそめる潜めるto muffle a soundひそめている潜めているかんじょう感情hidden emotionsだれか誰かにひそめる潜めるto hide something from someoneひそめた潜めたままでいるto remain concealed
Example sentences
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In spite of our congratulations, he frowned and turned away.