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    tearful
    /ˈtɪəf(ʊ)l/

    adjective

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTEARFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    uk / ˈtɪə.f ə l / us / ˈtɪr.f ə l / Add to word list. crying or likely to cry: After a tearful farewell at the airport , we went our separate ways. Katy's always a bit tearful when it's time to go back to school. Synonym. lachrymose literary. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Weeping and crying. bawl. blubber. boohoo.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tearfulTearful Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : flowing with or accompanied by tears. tearful entreaties. 2. : causing tears : teary. a tearful eulogy. tearfully. ˈtir-fə-lē. adverb. tearfulness noun. Synonyms. lachrymose. teary. weepy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of tearful in a Sentence.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › tearfulTearful - definition of tearful by The Free Dictionary

    Define tearful. tearful synonyms, tearful pronunciation, tearful translation, English dictionary definition of tearful. adj. 1. Filled with or accompanied by tears: tearful eyes; a tearful farewell. 2. So piteous as to excite tears: a tearful melodrama. tear′ful·ly adv....

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › tearfulTEARFUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. full of tears; tear; weeping. causing tears: tear: the tearful story of his poverty. tearful. / ˈtɪəfʊl / adjective. about to cry. accompanying or indicative of weeping. a tearful expression. tending to produce tears; sad.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTEARFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone is tearful, their face or voice shows signs that they have been crying or that they want to cry. She became very tearful when pressed to talk about it. American English : tearful / ˈtɪərfəl /

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tearfulTearful - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If a person is tearful, he or she is full of tears. Most of them haven't flowed, but you can see them in someone's eyes. If you break out in a full-fledged cry, you're no longer tearful, you're weeping. If something is tearful, there are lots of tears involved.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTEARFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈtɪər·fəl / Add to word list. with tears of sadness: The school year ended with tearful farewells to favorite teachers and best friends.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontearful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of tearful adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordTEARFUL - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "TEARFUL" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › tearfulTearful Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    He refused even to grant her tearful request for Magdeburg. I went over to her for a hug, feeling tearful . Suddenly, to my surprise, I realized I felt quite tearful .