teared up
Eyes became glassy
Teared up means became filled with tears, usually from emotion rather than irritation: She teared up during the wedding vows.
The phrase captures the moment before actual crying—eyes glistening but tears not yet falling.
Often confused with *tore up* in writing, but teared rhymes with "cheered."
- sadEmotionally low
- cryingEmotional tear release
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- lump in throatTight feeling when emotional
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
eyes welling up · brokenhearted · emotion · funeral · lachrymose · lamenting · choking up · choked up · mourn · moved · touched · sniffling · tissue box · grief · watery eyes · eye irritation · dampness · proud
emotional composure
teared updry-eyed
Not shedding tears
held it together · unfazed · unmoved · stone-faced · composed
tear, teared, tears, tearing, teary, tearful, tearfully, tearfulness