What does 緩む mean in Japanese?

to become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope), to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down, to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision)

緩む (Yurumu) — to become loose · Japanese Dictionary

ゆるむ

Yurumu

Other forms: 弛む

緩む (Yurumu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope), to become less tense, to relax”.

godan verb, intransitive verbto become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
godan verb, intransitive verbto become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
godan verb, intransitive verbto slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax
godan verb, intransitive verbto become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt
godan verb, intransitive verbto decrease (e.g. speed)
godan verb, intransitive verb(of a market price) to go down slightly