tearful
tear‧ful /ˈtɪəfəl $ ˈtɪr-/ (also teary) adjective
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Synonyms & Related Wordstearful[adjective]Synonyms: weeping, blubbering, crying, in tears, lachrymose, sobbing, weepy
(informal), whimpering
Antonyms: tearless
Contrasted words: dry-eyed
Related Words: lamenting,
mournful,
sniveling,
bawling,
blubbering,
crying,
sobbing [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionarytear‧ful /ˈtɪəf
əl $ ˈtɪr-/ (
also teary informal)
adjective [
Word Family: adjective:
tearful,
teary;
noun: tear;
adverb:
tearfully]
someone who is tearful is crying a little, or almost crying:
a tearful farewell—tearfully adverb:
She looked at me tearfully. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationstearful adj. VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound She sounded angry and tearful.
become, get He suddenly became very tearful.
leave sb Defeat left her tearful, pale and drained. ADV. very | almost I felt quite emotional?almost tearful.
a bit, a little, rather [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲