tears
Britishplural noun
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the clear salty solution secreted by the lacrimal glands that lubricates and cleanses the surface of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids
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a state of intense frustration (esp in the phrase bored to tears )
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weeping
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presented so as to be easily assimilated
reading without tears
Example Sentences
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Jeff Bartlett had good reason for his tears during a second viewing at Norfolk Southern’s Rose Yard in Altoona.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Scaloni, who did address the media, later broke down in tears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"There's no frustration. I'm a little bit emotional," said Barry, with tears in his eyes and a shaking voice.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
After four days of pileups, tears and the occasional ejection, the Cambridge college at the front has the glory of being named “head of the river.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
As he often said, “Better tears now than tears later.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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