〜めく

ようやく春めいてきました。

Yōyaku harumeite kimashita.

It has finally begun to feel like spring.

めく is taking on the air of something, not becoming it

皮肉めいた言い方でした。

Hiniku meita iikata deshita.

It was a way of putting things that verged on sarcasm.

Modifying a noun it takes the past form めいた

春 秋 謎 皮肉 が代表的です。

Haru aki nazo hiniku ga daihyōteki desu.

春, 秋, 謎 and 皮肉 are the typical ones.

The set is small, so these few suffice