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銜える[くわえる] (kuwaeru)

grasp in the mouth

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銜える (くわえる, kuwaeru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “grasp in the mouth”.

Example sentences 5

鳥とりが小こ枝えだをくわえて飛とんでいった

The bird was flying with a twig in its mouth.

箸を銜える作。

To have chopsticks in one's mouth.

ナイフを銜える。

To hold a knife in one's mouth.

禁煙を実行するうえで最も障害となる煙草を口に銜える動作の習慣と、ニコチンの依存性を同時に解決する。

To simultaneously solve a habit of an action of holding a cigarette in the mouth being the main obstacle in performing smoking cessation and nicotine dependence.

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