Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.

    No wonder Ryan was teary; he missed his parents.

    with eyes full of tears

  2. Of eyes, filled with tears.

    Wade looked into his girlfriend's teary eyes.

    larmoyant

    слёзныйsljóznyj

Examples

6 sentences
  1. His eyes seemed to be teary.

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  2. I get teary-eyed every time I see this movie.

    ruУ меня каждый раз глаза на мокром месте, когда я этот фильм смотрю.

    deMir kommen jedesmal, wenn ich diesen Film sehe, die Tränen.

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  3. I get teary-eyed every time I watch this movie.

    ruУ меня каждый раз глаза на мокром месте, когда я этот фильм смотрю.

    deMir kommen jedesmal, wenn ich diesen Film sehe, die Tränen.

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  4. Ziri's eyes went teary.

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  5. Ziri's eyes were getting teary.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
filled with tears:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
filled with tears:

Origin

From Middle English tery; equivalent to tear + -y.

From Middle English tery; equivalent to tear + -y.

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Forms

tearier, teariest
Comparativetearier Lesson
Superlativeteariest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
teary — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto