shedding a tear
Having watery eyes
Shedding a tear means producing tears from the eyes, typically as an emotional response to sadness, grief, or being deeply moved.
The phrase often implies a restrained or dignified display of emotion rather than full-on weeping—just one or a few tears rather than sobbing.
Even the stoic old man shed a tear at his daughter's wedding.
It can also be used sarcastically to mock someone's complaints or misfortune: Oh, I'm shedding a tear for your problems.
- mournGrieve for the dead
- cryingEmotional tear release
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- grievingFeeling sorrow after loss
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
good cry · pathos · lachrymose · vulnerability · empathy · heartbreak · lump in throat · nostalgia · watery eyes · sadness · lamenting · relief · moved · touched · guilt · joy · elation · onions
shedding a tearbawling
Crying noisily and hard
wailing · breaking down · ugly crying · blubbering · sobbing
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