1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

   1.

   to swallow; to gulp down

2. 2.

   to understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on

3. 3.

   to engulf; to swallow up

Example sentences

• 食べ物を飲み込むとのどが痛みます。

  My throat hurts when I swallow.

• 歯を食い縛る、喉元までせりあがった感情を強引に飲み込む。

  He grits his teeth and forces back his growing fear.