かたずをのむ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かたずをのむ – see the following entry.

【固唾を呑む】 [verb] (idiomatic) holding one's breath in a tense emotional state, with bated breath Alternative spellings 固唾を飲む, 固唾をのむ

(This term, かたずをのむ (katazuonomu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)