- to gulp down; to swallow deeply
- to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest
- to engulf; to swallow up
- to be filled with (people); to be crowded
- to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words)
Godan verb with 'mu' ending; transitive verb
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- to gulp down; to swallow deeply
- to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest
- to engulf; to swallow up
- to be filled with (people); to be crowded
- to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words)
This usage refers to physically swallowing food or drink quickly and deeply.
This usage is about comprehending or internalizing information or ideas.
This usage describes something being completely covered or engulfed by something else.
This meaning is used to indicate a place or space being tightly packed with people or objects.
This usage refers to resisting the urge to speak out or refraining from expressing one's thoughts.
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It's hard to swallow (understand)Can digest (understand)The significance to take in (understand)It's easy to gulp down (understand)The subject of swallowing (taking in)The decision to swallow (make)Suppress emotions (hold back feelings)To engulf everythingA scene that is swallowed up (engulfed)Words swallowed (held back from speaking)People are engulfed (crowded in)
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Refers to the act of gulping down or swallowing something, whether food or an idea.
Refers to understanding or comprehending something, often involving the grasping of concepts or ideas.
Refers to being swallowed up, often used in a figurative sense for situations, emotions, or circumstances.
Refers to being filled with something, often in the context of space or emotions, not limited to physical crowding.
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