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)

:  a hole or flaw made by tearing

:  the act of tearing something

:  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