NichiDict

口ごもる

くちごもる
口篭もる口篭る口籠る
[kuchigomoru]

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

Examples

彼は問い詰められて口籠もった

He mumbled when pressed for an answer.

証人は都合の悪い質問に口籠もっている

The witness is hesitating over inconvenient questions.

急に口籠もるのはおかしい。

It is strange to suddenly start mumbling.