NichiDict

ほころぶ

綻ぶ
[hokorobu]

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to begin to open; to come out

2.GodanIntransitive

to smile broadly

3.GodanIntransitive

to come apart at the seams (clothes)

Examples

早春に梅の花が綻んだ

The plum blossoms began to open in early spring.

春の陽気に桜のつぼみが綻んでいる

The cherry blossom buds are beginning to open in the spring warmth.

固く閉じていたバラが少しずつ綻ぶ

The tightly closed rose is gradually opening up.