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すくむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.)
2. to cower; to shrink in on oneself
Alt. forms
すくむ
51%
竦すくむ
48%
Pitch accent
す
くむ
す
く
む
Top 14500
Conjugations...Used in: 929
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run