つまる – Vocabulary details

つまる

Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)

1. to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule)

2. to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up

3. to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow

4. to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for)

oft. as ...に詰まる

5. to come to the end; to be settled

6. to become a geminate consonant

7. to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed

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in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

to choke; to have trouble breathing

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

パイプに何なにかつまった。

Something is stuck in the pipe.

のどがつまった感かんじです。

My throat feels clogged up.

この家いえには、楽たのしい思おもい出でがいっぱいつまっています。

This house is full of happy memories.

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