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言葉に詰まる

Reading

Kana: ことばにつまる
Romaji: kotobanitsumaru
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Definition

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to be at a loss for words

Kanji

言
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
葉
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
詰
Readings: キツ、 キチ、 つ.める、 つ.め、 -づ.め、 つ.まる、 つ.む
Meanings: packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame

Example Sentences

私(わたし)は言葉(ことば)に詰(つ)まった。
➥I was at a loss for words.
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困(こまは)り果()てて言葉(ことば)につまった。
➥I was at a loss for words.
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彼女(かのじょ)は言葉(ことば)に詰(つ)まった。
➥Words failed her.
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メアリーは見知(みし)らぬ人(ひと)に話(はな)し掛(か)けられて、言葉(ことば)につまってしまった。
➥When Mary was spoken to by a stranger, she was at a loss for words.
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