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N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

()()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)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to swallow, to gulp down

    2. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn

    3. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to engulf, to swallow up

    4. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to be filled with (people), to contain

    5. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      5.

      to swallow (one's words), to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.), to stifle, to hold back

    All Forms

    飲み込む 【のみこむ】呑み込む 【のみこむ】飲みこむ 【のみこむ】呑みこむ 【のみこむ】のみ込む 【のみこむ】飲込む 【のみこむ】

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      (つば)をゴクリと()()

      Swallow deeply a gulp of saliva. {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)}

      • N1

      粉薬(こなぐすり)()()(とき)()せてしまった。

      I choked when I tried to swallow the powdered medicine. {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)}

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      津波(つなみ)(いえ)人々(ひとびと)()()様子(ようす)(おそ)ろしかったです。

      The sight of the tsunami engulfing houses and people was terrifying. {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)}

      • N1

      巨体(きょたい)なワニといえども、大人(おとな)人間(にんげん)一口(ひとくち)()()(こと)出来(でき)ないだろう。

      Even if it's a massive crocodile, it probably can't gulp down an adult human in one bite. {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)}

      • N1

      (いそ)いで(くち)()しそうになった言葉(ことば)()()んだ。(あや)うく秘密(ひみつ)()らすところだった。

      I hurriedly swallowed the words that were about to come out of my mouth. I was on the brink of revealing a secret. {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)}

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