白(しら)む

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

1. 1

   Godan verb with mu endingintransitive verb

   to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to turn white

   東(ひがし)の空(そら)が白(しら)み始(はじ)めていた。

   • The eastern sky was getting light.

   Words:東(ひがし)の空(そら)が白(しら)む始(はじ)める

   Verified
2. 2

   to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); to be spoiled

   彼(かれ)の冗(じょう)談(だん)で場(ば)が白(しら)んだ。

   • His joke dampened the mood.

   Words:かの冗(じょう)談(だん)場(ば)白(しら)む

   Verified
3. 3

   to decline; to weaken; to become debilitated

   archaic

4. 4

   to lose its tone (of a musical instrument); to diminish in skill

   archaic

5. 5

   to lose momentum; to falter; to be dispirited

   archaic

6. 6

   to fade (of a color); to come off

   archaic

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