tear
noun /tɪər/
/tɪr/ Definition
B1 [C usually plural] a drop of salty liquid that flows from the eye, as a result of strong emotion, especially unhappiness, or pain: tears of remorse/regret/happiness/joy/laughter Did you notice the tears in his eyes when he talked about Diane? Why do arguments with you always reduce me to tears (= make me cry)? I won't shed (any) tears (= I will not be unhappy) when he goes, I can tell you!Bodily fluids and their productionUrine and urinatingWeeping and crying burst into tears B1 to suddenly start to cryWeeping and crying in tears B1 crying: I found him in tears in his bedroom.Weeping and crying
(Definition of tear noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bawl verb (CRY)
- blubber verb
- boohoo exclamation
- burst out laughing/crying idiom
- crocodile tears noun
- crumple verb
- cry-baby noun
- grizzle verb
- lachrymose adjective
- mist (sth) over/up phrasal verb
- misty-eyed adjective
- not a dry eye in the house idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- snivel verb
- teardrop noun
- weep buckets idiom
- weep verb (CRY)
- weepy adjective
- weepy noun
- wept verb
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Weeping and crying
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