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なみだをのむ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
Idiomatic
1. to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
Alt. forms
涙なみだを呑のむ
56%
涙なみだをのむ
43%
なみだをのむ
Conjugations...Used in: 1
Composed of
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress