- 1. [exp, v1] to close one's eyes partly; to squint
- 2. [exp, v1] to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | めをほそめる | (mewohosomeru) |
| Polite | めをほそめます | (mewohosomemasu) |
| Past, plain | めをほそめた | (mewohosometa) |
| Past, polite | めをほそめました | (mewohosomemashita) |
| Negative, plain | めをほそめない | (mewohosomenai) |
| Negative, polite | めをほそめません | (mewohosomemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | めをほそめなかった | (mewohosomenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | めをほそめませんでした | (mewohosomemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | めをほそめて | (mewohosomete) |
| Potential | めをほそめられる | (mewohosomerareru) |
| Volitional | めをほそめよう | (mewohosomeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | めをほそめれば | (mewohosomereba) |
| Passive | めをほそめられる | (mewohosomerareru) |
| Causative | めをほそめさせる | (mewohosomesaseru) |
| Imperative | めをほそめろ | (mewohosomero) |