Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of ひそめる – see the following entry.
潜める
[verb] to hide
[verb] to lower (a sound or voice) so that it may not be heard by others
[verb] to hide away; to keep to oneself
[verb] to become conspicuous
(This term, ひそめる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ひそめる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひそめる.)

Etymology 2 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of ひそめる – see the following entry.
顰める
[verb] to knit (one's eyebrows)
(This term, ひそめる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ひそめる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひそめる.)