めをほそめる – Vocabulary details

めをほそめる

Expression

Verb (1-dan)

1. to close one's eyes partly; to squint

彼かれは目めを細ほそめて、遠とおくのものを眺ながめるようにもしていた。He also seemed to be squinting as if gazing at something in the distance.

2. to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

そして、彼かれはひどく懐なつかしそうに目めを細ほそめた。And then, he narrowed his eyes with a look of intense nostalgia.

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

to make narrow

そして、彼かれはひどく懐なつかしそうにめをほそめた。

And then, he narrowed his eyes with a look of intense nostalgia.

でも、おじいちゃんはどこか満まん足ぞくそうにめをほそめていた。

But Grandpa was smiling with narrowed eyes, looking somehow content.

私わたしは風かぜが来くる方ほう向こうをめをほそめながら見みつめた。

I squinted as I gazed in the direction the wind was coming from.

彼かれは広ひろがる景け色しきを、少すこしめをほそめて見みていた。

He was gazing at the scenery spread out before him, narrowing his eyes slightly.

めをほそめ、獲え物ものが潜ひそむという場ば所しょを睨にらむ。

Narrowing my eyes, I stare hard at the spot where the prey is said to be hiding.

彼かれはめをほそめて、遠とおくのものを眺ながめるようにもしていた。

He also seemed to be squinting as if gazing at something in the distance.

金きん髪ぱつの娘むすめは遠とおくを見みるようにめをほそめて言いった。

The blonde girl said, squinting her eyes as if looking into the distance.

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