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How to pronounce tearful in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, weeping
Derivation tearfulness
Type Words
Derivation tearfulness


tearful eyes.
tearful entreaties.

Examples of tearful

tearful
With each death, tearful teens gathered for goodbyes, sometimes by the hundreds.
From the omaha.com
Betrayed by the one man he trusted, Hitler explodes in another tearful outburst.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Sabrina was increasingly moody and frequently tearful, and Rob was never around.
From the guardian.co.uk
The last time I saw him was at his retirement party, a packed and tearful affair.
From the denverpost.com
The story of Ashley Williams is enough to make a listener both proud and tearful.
From the charlotteobserver.com
A tearful and heavily pregnant Portman looks lovely giving her acceptance speech.
From the telegraph.co.uk
When I look at something that a loved one has given me I can get quite tearful.
From the telegraph.co.uk
In a movie, the father would die or survive for a tearful reunion with his boy.
From the washingtontimes.com
He offered a rambling and at times tearful apology for his extramarital affair.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties"
  • Dolorous: showing sorrow
  • (tearfulness) weepiness: sadness expressed by weeping
  • Accompanied by tears; sorrowful