to have tears in one's eyes
なみだぐむ
Verb, Intransitive
1.
to have tears in one's eyes, to be moved to tears
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悲しいニュースを聞いて、彼女はそっと涙ぐんだ。
Hearing the sad news, she quietly had tears in her eyes.
別れの挨拶の時、彼は少し涙ぐんでいた。
When saying goodbye, he had tears in his eyes a little.
その映画のラストシーンでは、思わず涙ぐんでしまった。
In the last scene of that movie, I unintentionally had tears in my eyes.
長年の努力が実を結び、彼は喜びで涙ぐんだ。
His years of effort bore fruit, and he had tears of joy in his eyes.
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