To Cool Oneself, To Cool Off
intransitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means cool (temperature-wise) and the verb vocab version is to cool oneself or to cool off. Whoo, that feels much cooler now.
すずむ
The reading is the kun'yomi reading, but that's the reading you learned with the kanji so you should be able to read this one too. If you need a refresher, remember that the Sue Zoo (すず) was made for the penguin Sue to cool off in, even when it's hot outside.
どこかでちょっと涼む？
Want to go cool off a bit somewhere?
すごく暑かったから、とにかく涼みたくてその店に入ったんだ。
It was super hot, so I just really wanted to cool off and went into that store.
うちのワンコはあそこの木陰で涼んでいます。
Our puppy is cooling off in the shade of that tree over there.