Definition of tearful
tearfulness
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Examples of tearful in a Sentence
He looked up at me with his tearful eyes and asked for help.
the tearful parting of two lovers
Recent Examples of tearful from the Web
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After Suh posted a tearful video of the incident (while standing in the aforementioned snow) housing authorities got involved.
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Some 4,000 people showed up for Familia’s funeral during a tearful ceremony in the Bronx.
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A tearful Venus Williams broke down and left her news conference after a first-round victory at Wimbledon on Monday when asked about the fatal automobile accident she was involved in last month.
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Three semifinal defeats and a runner-up spot between 2009 and 2012 -- the last of which saw a tearful Murray succumb to Federer -- led many Brits to question whether their wait for a champion would end.
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Mylee's sister took the above pictures of their tearful parting, which have since gone mega-viral.
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Jack takes Rachel's tearful goodbye on the chin and leaves with his serial killer-y dignity intact.
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Their eventual response failed to satisfy, but hearing the Tolliver letter read by Maupin, McKellen, Linney, Dukakis, a tearful Groff and others provides a powerful emotional catharsis.
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Griffin ended up making a tearful apology but still lost her New Year's Eve gig with CNN.
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First Known Use of tearful
circa 1586
TEARFUL Defined for English Language Learners
tearful
playDefinition of tearful for English Language Learners
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: filled with tears
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: happening with tears
TEARFUL Defined for Kids
tearful
playDefinition of tearful for Students
: flowing with, accompanied by, or causing tears a tearful goodbye
tearfully
\-fə-lē\ adverbLearn More about tearful
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