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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The two allegedly had a tearful reunion, according to their stories afterward.
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Andrew D. Byers of Colorado Springs and Christopher D. Horton of the Oklahoma National Guard as Byers’ tearful parents and Horton’s emotional widow looked on.
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Along the way, the captain dies in an accident, leaving his wife, Daniels (Katherine Waterston), in tearful shock and his deputy, Oram (Billy Crudup), who looks barely less stricken, in charge.
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The first result at the 2017 French Open was a tearful one.
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The parents of a missing Huntsville teenager publicly pleaded for their 15-year-old daughter to come home during a tearful news conference this afternoon.
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Farewells can be tearful, but Jahja Ling’s last program with the San Diego Symphony as music director was anything but.
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The boy’s mother, Ana Estevez, made a tearful plea to the public at a news conference.
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Tearful relatives took comfort in hugging one another.
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Circa 1586
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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