teary-eyed

[ teer-ee-ahyd ]

adjective

1. with tears welling up in one's eyes:

   teary-eyed mourners.

Example Sentences

“It would be a shame not to at least try,” says a teary-eyed Tagg.

From The Daily Beast

Teary-eyed, she hugged and kissed everybody, thanking them for helping her get back the land she loved.

From The Daily Beast

“To see the animals and owners react when they see each other makes me teary-eyed,” she says.

From The Daily Beast

He Gets Teary-Eyed Talking about his first Olympic win, Lochte starts crying.

From The Daily Beast

I never intended to hurt anyone,” Bush said, teary-eyed, “Or give encouragement to anti-Semitism.

From The Daily Beast

Elsewhere in the house his teary-eyed sisters went softly and silently about their daily work.

From Project Gutenberg

Mark strangled over a kernel of corn and stared, teary-eyed, at Billy.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• sobbing
• teary
• wailing