Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
それを指でつまんで引いた。I pinched it with my fingers and pulled.
2. to pick up and eat; to snack on
こないだのことを思い出しながらお菓子をつまむ。I snack on sweets while recalling what happened the other day.
3. to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up
4. to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate
usu. in the passive