Dictionary / Vocabulary / 固唾
かたず · also かたづ
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
彼はそのドラマを固唾を飲んで見つめた。
He watched the drama holding his breath.
大統領選挙で誰が勝つであろうかと、すべての人々が固唾を飲んで見守った。
Everyone held their breath to see who would win the presidential election.
私は興奮して固唾をのんだ。
I held my breath in excitement.