しらむ

Also written 白む, しろむ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to turn white
2. to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); to be spoiled
3. to decline; to weaken; to become debilitated
4. to lose its tone (of a musical instrument); to diminish in skill
5. to lose momentum; to falter; to be dispirited
6. to fade (of a color); to come off

Example sentences

• 東の空が白み始めていた。
  The eastern sky was getting light.

Common phrases

• 空が白む

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