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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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Teary eyed, the Clarksburg players, coaches and fans were honoring the four students — Jacob Dennis, Cary Greene, Patrick Shifflett and John DeReggi — who died last school year.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2016

Teary eyed, Slavik clutched his mother tightly, before reaching for his father, the chief architect of his extraordinary release.

From Newsweek • Feb. 10, 2015

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