tears
terz
- n the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
she was in tears - n a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
his story brought tears to her eyes - n an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
- n an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
- n the act of tearing
- v separate or cause to separate abruptly
- v to separate or be separated by force
- v move quickly and violently
- v strip of feathers
- v fill with tears or shed tears
- After her death was announced on Election Day eve, he spoke movingly of her at a final campaign appearance, tears streaming down his face.
- At a pub in Windsor people hastily set down their drinks, burst into tears, got up and scrambled for the doors.
- These tears feel, he says, like "a bb under a strip of raw bacon.