misty-eyed
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4.8
- adjective
- /ˈmɪsti aɪd/
:
con los ojos húmedos
- I'm a bit misty-eyed myself.
- get misty-eyed
- looked misty-eyed
- became misty-eyed
I mean, misty eyed about the awfulness of human beings.
- I mean, misty eyed about the awfulness of human beings.
- I love Sarah, but not you know, and and I was just sitting there kind of like this just looking at her with misty eyes.
Examples
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Sometimes, I feel so overwhelmed with this feeling that I find myself misty-eyed in a corner.
Blog text (12) -
It's a mother's right to be misty-eyed on occasions like these.
Blog text (11) -
You got me all misty-eyed!
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I am getting a little misty-eyed with gratitude.
Blog text (6) -
I'll admit that after reading your post above, I actually got a little misty-eyed.
Blog text (9) -
"I love you, darling," said Jennifer, misty-eyed.
Fiction book (1999) -
I still get misty-eyed when Johnny Mathis sings.
Blog text (18) -
Pauline stares misty-eyed at the album cover.
Fiction book (1994) -
In a maternity ward somewhere in the United States at this moment, a misty-eyed father of a newborn boy is saying something like, "Why don't we just call him Butch?"
Fiction book (1995) -
He became misty-eyed as he watched the heartwarming reunion of the family.
Synonyms
26
1.8
Showing you are about to cry because of a strong feeling
21
2.0
Having eyes that look ready to cry
20
3.7
Feeling like you want to cry easily
9
3.2
With eyes full of tears because of strong feeling or something in the eye
2
3.7
Wet and marked from crying, often on cheeks or a pillow
1
3.6
Having a sad look on the face
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4.1
Having eyes full of tears and looking as if about to cry
Having eyes that do not see clearly because they are tired or have tears
Antonyms
How Tearful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Misty-eyed comes from the image of mist ('thin fog') covering the eyes, making them look soft and blurred. So, misty-eyed means 'having eyes blurred with tears' or being emotionally moved.