居い竦すくむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, intransitive)
Rare
1. to be unable to move while seated (because of fear, surprise, etc.); to freeze in one's seat
Kanji used
to be (animate object)
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Pitch accent
い
すく
む
Composed of
being (somewhere); sitting
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself