to be wet (with tears)
うるむ
Verb, Intransitive
1.
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
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故郷の歌を聴くと、いつも心が潤んでしまう。
Whenever I hear songs from my hometown, my heart always feels moist with emotion.
感動的な話を聞いて、彼の声が少し潤んだ。
Hearing the moving story, his voice became a little choked with emotion.
長い間使われていなかった井戸の底が、雨水で少し潤んでいた。
The bottom of the well, which hadn't been used for a long time, was slightly moist with rainwater.
彼女は悲しみをこらえきれず、瞳が大きく潤んだ。
Unable to hold back her sadness, her eyes welled up significantly.
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