tears

British  

/ tɪəz /

plural noun

1. the clear salty solution secreted by the lacrimal glands that lubricates and cleanses the surface of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids

2. a state of intense frustration (esp in the phrase bored to tears )

3. weeping

4. presented so as to be easily assimilated

   reading without tears

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tears Idioms  

1. see bore to death (tears); burst into (tears); crocodile tears. Also see under tear.

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Example Sentences

Dane stared straight into the camera in the last few minutes of the Netflix special, his voice wavering when tears welled up in his eyes.

From Los Angeles Times

When I lived in downtown Phoenix, my pit bull Ziggy once escaped through the fence and disappeared, causing my wife to burst into tears.

From Salon

Two Moroccan women chose to be deported from Cameroon to their home country, leaving 15 migrants spending their days inside dormitories, some in tears, according to lawyers and local activists.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was down in 13th following a disastrous short program which left her in tears after she missed her triple loop, meaning it was scored zero as an invalid element.

From BBC

For one time at these Games, Glenn was fighting back happy tears.

From Los Angeles Times

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• split
• wrench
• yank