Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
飲み込む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
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to swallow, to gulp down
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to engulf, to swallow up
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to be filled with (people), to contain
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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唾をゴクリと飲み込む。
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)}
粉薬を飲み込む時に咽せてしまった。
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)}
津波が家と人々を飲み込む様子は恐ろしかったです。
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)}
巨体なワニといえども、大人の人間を一口で飲み込む事は出来ないだろう。
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)}
急いで口に出しそうになった言葉を飲み込んだ。危うく秘密を漏らすところだった。
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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