on the verge of tears
- tearfulProne to weeping
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- choked upEmotionally unable to speak
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
trembling · emotional · overwhelmed · heartbroken · vulnerable · fragile · breaking down · sobbing · sniffling · watery eyes · lump in throat · holding back · brimming · welling up · shaky · distraught · devastated · crumbling
emotional state
on the verge of tearsoverjoyed
Extremely pleased, intensely glad
beaming · elated · ecstatic · jubilant · on cloud nine
emotional control/composure
on the verge of tearscomposed
Calm and self-possessed
dry-eyed · calm and collected · stoic · unflappable · stone-faced