綻(ほころ)びるto come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile

袖口(そでぐち)が綻(ほころ)びたので針(はり)と糸(いと)で直(なお)しました。

The cuff came apart at the seams, so I fixed it with a needle and thread. {to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile}

気温(きおん)が暖(あたた)かくなってきて、梅(うめ)が綻(ほころ)びてきた。

The temperature has started to warm up and the plums have begun to bloom. {to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile}

お母(かあ)さんを見(み)つけた小(ちい)さな子供(こども)の顔(かお)が一気(いっき)に綻(ほころ)びた。

The face of the little child who found his mother broke into a broad smile all at once. {to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile}

ジーンズの縫(ぬ)い目(め)が綻(ほころ)びてきたので、新(あたら)しいジーンズを買(か)いました。

The seams of my jeans have begun to come apart, so I bought a new pair of jeans. {to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile}

社会(しゃかい)保障(ほしょう)制度(せいど)が綻(ほころ)び始(はじ)めるや否(いな)や、国民(こくみん)による大(だい)規模(きぼ)なデモが始(はじ)まりました。

As soon as the social security system began to come apart at the seams, large-scale demonstrations by the citizens started. {to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn, to begin to open, to begin to bloom, to smile broadly, to break into a smile}