固唾

かたず【固唾】

¶ → 固唾をのむ

¶ → 固唾をのんで

¶～をのんで聞きいる聴衆

a breathless audience.

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かたず【固唾】

●かたずをのむ await anxiously; catch [hold] one's breath; strain one's attention

・かたずをのんで holding one's breath; breathlessly; with bated breath; with breathless interest [attention, anticipation]; in thrilling suspense; 《listen》 with strained attention

・彼の動きを全員がかたずをのんで見守った. Everyone watched his movements in breathless suspense.