淀: stagnate

stagnate; pool

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テン・デン

Kun

よどむ

Think of water that stops flowing; 言い淀む means to hesitate in speaking. Also a river and place name (淀川).

淀むよどむto stagnate

言い淀むいいよどむto hesitate (in speech)

淀みよどみstagnant pool; hesitation

淀みなくよどみなくfluently

池いけの水みずが淀よどんで、いやなにおいがしてきた。

The pond water stagnated and began to give off a bad smell.

質問しつもんされて、彼かれは少すこし言い淀いいよどんだ。

Asked a question, he hesitated a little before answering.

彼女かのじょは原稿げんこうを見みずに、淀よどみなく話はなし続つづけた。

She kept speaking fluently without looking at her script.