teary-eyed

American  

[teer-ee-ahyd] / ˈtɪər iˌaɪd /

adjective

1. with tears welling up in one's eyes.

   teary-eyed mourners.

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Example Sentences

In one TV interview, a teary-eyed Tim said that “Sam was flying just the way he was supposed to.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant,” a teary-eyed Dean said.

From Los Angeles Times

“What a pity, we missed him by a year,” my mom says, and she too is teary-eyed.

From Literature

I was just happy not to be haunting that old house like a teary-eyed ghost.

From Literature

Lady Constance righted herself, as if her teary-eyed dive at the bewildered governess had never happened.

From Literature

Related Words

• sobbing
• teary
• wailing