brim with tears

: an upper or outer margin : verge

: the upper surface of a body of water

: the edge or rim of a hollow vessel, a natural depression, or a cavity

: to fill to the brim

: to be or become full often to overflowing

: to reach or overflow a brim

: to separate parts of or pull apart by force : rend

: to wound by or as if by pulling apart by force : lacerate

: to divide or disrupt by the pull of contrary forces

: damage from being torn (see ¹tear)

: the act of tearing something

: a hurried and violent rush : a tearing pace

: a drop of clear saline fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland and diffused between the eye and eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion

: a secretion of profuse tears that overflow the eyelids and dampen the face

: an act of weeping or grieving

: to fill with tears (see ³tear) : shed tears