Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having tears in the eyes, as from emotion.
- adjective Marked by tears or weeping.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective with eyes full of tears
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Examples
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Laura is declared safe and leaves the runway teary-eyed.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking Recap: Project Runway #11, "Quoth The Raven: Nevermore" Holly Cara Price 2011
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Laura is declared safe and leaves the runway teary-eyed.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking Recap: Project Runway #11, "Quoth The Raven: Nevermore" Holly Cara Price 2011
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In one sign of the stress as the nuclear crisis unfolded, an American official helping to coordinate activities with the Japanese Self Defense Forces grew teary-eyed when discussing these cooperative efforts.
Complex Mission Hampers U.S. Effort Chester Dawson 2011
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Laura is declared safe and leaves the runway teary-eyed.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking Recap: Project Runway #11, "Quoth The Raven: Nevermore" Holly Cara Price 2011
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Laura is declared safe and leaves the runway teary-eyed.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking Recap: Project Runway #11, "Quoth The Raven: Nevermore" Holly Cara Price 2011
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And as he experiences some of his life's greatest and worst hits and tries to find a way to get some essential Leviathan intel to Sam and Dean, we find out a lot about the character and proceed to get all teary-eyed in the process.
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But I watch his movies for scenes like this ( "Llorando," sung by Rebekah Del Rio, is a cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying," and this scene does make me teary-eyed):
intertribal: movie post #1 intertribal 2010
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But I watch his movies for scenes like this ( "Llorando," sung by Rebekah Del Rio, is a cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying," and this scene does make me teary-eyed):
movie post #1 intertribal 2010
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I think I'm getting a little teary-eyed right now.
Chuck Creators on How the Tearful Finale Finished Their Five-Year Plan 2012
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Laura is declared safe and leaves the runway teary-eyed.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking Recap: Project Runway #11, "Quoth The Raven: Nevermore" Holly Cara Price 2011
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