Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かた
Grade: 4
Grade: S
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 固唾をのむ – see the following entry.
固唾かたず
[verb] (idiomatic) holding one's breath in a tense emotional state, with bated breath
Alternative spelling
固唾を飲む
(This term, 固唾をのむ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)