teardrop
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- noun
- /ˈtɪrˌdrɒp/
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lágrima
- Teardrops—genuine teardrops, big as boulders—were running through my eyebrows and into my hair.
- teardrops fall
- teardrops roll
- teardrop trickles
And when Chuck Silver sees it, he's so moved that a single teardrop falls down his face.
- And when Chuck Silver sees it, he's so moved that a single teardrop falls down his face.
Examples
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All at once, several teardrops came spilling onto her big cheeks as if she'd been filling up with them for years.
Fiction book (1997) -
He felt a teardrop form in his eye as he listened to the heartfelt speech.
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Now remember for whom you shed your last teardrop.
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All she could say as she felt those teardrops fall was, "I'm so glad you called."
Blog text (18) -
And when Chuck Silver sees it, he's so moved that a single teardrop falls down his face.
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It's probably better to find me another man. I smiled at him; a teardrop ran down my cheek.
Fiction book (2000) -
As he spoke, large teardrops fell in a torrent from the tiger's big, fierce-looking eyes.
Fiction book (1996) -
Fronto was loudly snuffling and blubbering as huge teardrops poured from his eyes and streamed down his nose.
Fiction book (1995) -
As she watched the sad movie, a single teardrop rolled down her cheek.
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After hearing the news, a teardrop escaped and fell onto her lap.
Synonyms
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A drop of salty liquid from the eye when you cry or your eye hurts
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A small drop of liquid that falls, often one after another
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A very small drop of liquid
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A small round piece of water that hangs on leaves after rain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Teardrop is made from tear 'liquid from the eye' and drop 'a small amount of liquid'. So a teardrop is the single small drop that forms in the eye and falls down the cheek when someone cries.