tearful

[US]/'tɪəfʊl/
[UK]/'tɪrfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. full of tears, causing sadness.

Example Sentences

tearful eyes; a tearful farewell.

a tearful reunion with his family

He suddenly became very tearful.

I felt quite emotional—almost tearful.

Getting lost is a tearful experience for a child.

she had a tearful reunion with her parents.

Years of waiting culminated in a tearful reunion.

Defeat left her tearful, pale and drained.

her eyes were tearful, her hands trembly.

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