teared
Eyes became watery
Teared is the past tense of tear meaning to produce tears from the eyes: Her eyes teared up during the speech.
This distinguishes it from tore, the past tense of tear meaning to rip.
The spelling prevents confusion: eyes tear and teared; paper tears and tore.
Torn into strips
- rippedTorn or very muscular
- splitSeparation into parts
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- tatteredRipped and worn out
ragged · rent · lacerated · gashed · slashed · jagged · snagged · perforated
Convulsive crying aloud
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
- dewy-eyedNaively sentimental or trusting
- tearyHaving watery eyes
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
sniveling · whimpering · bawling · wailing · lachrymose · streaming · dripping · moist
Intense sorrow from loss
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
mourning · nostalgia · longing · yearning · wistfulness · bittersweet · regret · remorse
shredded
Torn into strips
tattered · ragged · rent · lacerated · gashed · slashed · jagged · snagged · perforated · punctured
sobbing
Convulsive crying aloud
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
- dewy-eyedNaively sentimental or trusting
- tearyHaving watery eyes
blubbering · sniveling · whimpering · bawling · wailing · lachrymose · streaming · dripping · moist · damp
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
melancholy · mourning · nostalgia · longing · yearning · wistfulness · bittersweet · regret · remorse · empathy
- tear upShred or become emotional
- in tearsActively crying
- tear apartForcefully separate into pieces
- wear and tearGradual damage from use
- tear downDestroy a structure
- burst into tearsCry suddenly, uncontrollably