hot tear
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hot tear
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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By tossing the hot tear gas cartridges into the water solution, “what they do is extinguish the pyrotechnical charge so the tear gas cannot come out anymore,” said Sven Eric Jordt, a professor of anesthesiology at Duke University.
From Seattle Times
Some used hand protection so that they could throw hot tear gas canisters back at police.
From Washington Post
Mari blinked out a very hot tear.
From Nature
Her words burn all the way down my neck into my chest like a scalding hot tear.
From Literature
I’m merely saying that it can bring a hot tear to the eye, that kind of sentiment.
From The New Yorker
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