teary
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2.0
- adjective
- /ˈtɪəri/
:
lloroso
- And now's where I get a little teary, 'cause I know the movie's coming to an end.
- teary-eyed
She talks about how it's been really hard and she gets teary and she she gets emotional.
- She talks about how it's been really hard and she gets teary and she she gets emotional.
- And I just, I mean it, it made me teary.
- I, I, I read the script and got teary at the end, at the climax of my own story, which really doesn't happen that much.
- I mean, I'm going to get teary eyed now, but I have allergies.
- I mean, I don't, I'm almost I really never get like teary eyed at a movie.
- If you can make people teary eyed, wow, that's very unique.
- I every time I saw his mention, I would just get teary eyed.
- Got me, got me teary eyed, got me fully all right, tears falling out of my eyeballs.
- So what's what's bonkers about Jordan Peterson to some of the times this this sort of overly teary weirdness.
- And it just, it breaks my heart that people, it can be like that to other people and it teary eyed.
Examples
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But I got a little teary-eyed, and I was very emotional by the end.
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Gay rolls over, teary-eyed, as Charlie sits down next to her.
Fiction book (1991) -
I sometimes get all teary about it.
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And he just took my hand, and his eyes looked almost teary, and he just said, "Thank you."
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But I'll tell you in person... ...so we can avoid a teary scene later on.
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Before you get all teary, remember that as a robot I have to do anything you say.
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And if I get a little teary eyed, excuse me.
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"And his eyes got teary, but he reached for Jenny's hand."
Fiction book (2000) -
The moment is interrupted, and I am directed to a new student, a slight, teary-eyed boy who hesitantly enters my office.
Academic text (2005) -
After watching the heartwarming film, she felt teary and had to wipe her eyes.
Synonyms
26
1.8
Showing you are about to cry because of a strong feeling
20
3.7
Feeling like you want to cry easily
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3.2
With eyes full of tears because of strong feeling or something in the eye
5
4.8
Eyes are wet with tears because of strong feeling
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4.1
Having eyes full of tears and looking as if about to cry
1
9.9
Showing sadness or making people want to cry
Having eyes full of tears as if you are about to cry
About to start crying because you feel sad
Antonyms
How Teary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Teary comes from the simple word tear, a drop from the eye, plus the ending -y which means 'full of' or 'having'. So teary means 'full of tears' or likely to cry.