うるむ

Also written 潤む

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to be wet (with tears); to be moist
2. to get dim; to become blurred; to get cloudy; to get muddy; to be bleared
3. to become tear-choked (of one's voice)

Example sentences

• 彼女は目をうるませて、そこにじっとすわっていた。
  She sat there silently with tears in her eyes.

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