澄ます

Meaning

1. v5svt
   to clear; to make clear
2. v5svt
   to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference
3. v5svt
   to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs
4. v5svt
   to strain (one's ears); to listen carefully

Example sentences

• 彼は風の音に耳を澄ましながら、長い間座っていた。

  He sat for a long time, listening to the sound of the wind.

• 彼はアメリカ滞在中の体験を話し始めた。私たちは耳を澄まして夢中で聞いた。

  He started to tell us his experiences during his stay in America. We were all ears.

• 大統領の言うことに耳を澄ました。

  I strained to hear what the President said.