Definition of tearful in English:

tearful

adjective ˈtɪəf(ə)lˈtɪəfʊlˈtɪrfəl

1Crying or inclined to cry.
a tearful infant
Stephen felt tearful
Example sentencesExamples
- I lose sleep, I have a bad temper and I am tearful, tired and upset.
- He was sure that that was only a short time after the incident, and Donnelly was tearful and upset and could not remember anything.
- He got a little tearful as the journalist was leaving.
- A tearful Grigg-Booth, who appeared in court on police bail, sat in front of the public bench as the court clerk read out the allegations.
- ‘The baby's mother was very tearful and very low when she came into the pub,’ said Mrs Rogers.
- No one can fail to be moved by the sight of a tearful mother wailing for her dead child.
- A tearful German woman sitting in front turned round to me and said: ‘It is not fair.’
- A tearful woman who identified herself as Yushenkov's wife answered his mobile phone and said he had been killed.
- Even though everybody is under 13, the room is quiet except for some tearful whimpers of fear and anticipated pain.
- A police officer gave evidence that, on arrival at the police station, the complainant was very upset and tearful.
- When I found myself weeping as I leaned over my tearful baby to change her, I knew there had to be a better way.
- The mother became tearful when asked about her past residences.
- The young woman sitting opposite me looks tired, tearful and fearful, hiding away inside a baggy shirt, baggier jeans and brickie boots.
- It was an unhappy and sometimes tearful female who in the evening could not imagine how to face her job next morning.
- However, since September she has been unhappy about going to school, and has become tearful and anxious.
- And it was when he spoke directly to his supporters, some tearful, some defiant, all deflated, that his voice choked.
- A tearful Morphew, the father of two grown-up daughters, told the court he was appalled by what he had done and was sorry.
- She was upset, tearful and apologetic that she had not been straight with the WPC.
- It arrived after 20 minutes, but Mr Williams said as the woman waited she became nervous and panicky, very tearful and upset.
- Lawson's tearful mother, who has travelled from Grimsby every day during the trial, declined to comment as she left the court building.
Synonyms
in tears, crying, weeping, sobbing, wailing, snivelling, whimpering
close to tears, on the verge of tears, with tears in one's eyes
emotional, upset, distressed, sad, unhappy
Scottish greeting
informal weepy, teary, blubbering, blubbing
rare lachrymose, larmoyant
1. 1.1 Causing tears; sad or emotional.
  a tearful farewell
  Example sentencesExamples
  There's a delay, with several tearful family farewells enacted at the same time.
  More than 2,000 people bade a tearful farewell to the man credited with having a huge impact in his fight for progress for the black community.
  A heartbroken grandfather has made a tearful appeal for the return of his beloved Jack Russell dog.
  You may remember his tearful appearances on this program and one other.
  The wife of a Bolton man who was kicked to death as he walked home from his birthday celebration has made a tearful appeal for her husband's killer to come forward.
  Staff, pupils and parents are due to bid a tearful farewell to their Bolton primary school tomorrow.
  And if you truly love that small store of yours, prepare for a tearful farewell.
  These were the tearful words uttered yesterday by Radica Narine, mother of murdered nail artist Devika Narine.
  Everything ends eventually, and the farewells of the cast were prolonged and tearful.
  Girls from the Leaving Certificate classes brought along roses in a tearful farewell to their friend.
  Partner Debbie hugged the couple's son, Daniel, aged two, in a tearful farewell.
  Robert's widow, Sharron Johnston, 44, has made a tearful plea for anyone with information to come forward.
  Parents and staff have said a tearful farewell to a children's nursery that has closed after 25 years.
  The film runs the gamut of emotions from tearful sickbed scenes to ruthless black comedy.
  She had time for a visit to Middlesbrough for a tearful farewell.
  Dave Bill and I get letter after tearful letter from girls without boyfriends, and you have two!
  The heartbroken mother of Easter murder victim Lucy Royle today made a tearful plea for help to find her savage killer.
  Mr Hussain's 34-year-old widow Naila has made a tearful plea for help to catch her husband's killers.
  For Sheen, the most tearful part of the movie is a scene with Sheen and her father, played by Raj Babbar, towards the end of the film.
  As Berry arrived at his house, he was prepared for a grim and tearful leave-taking.
  Synonyms
  emotional, upsetting, distressing, sad, heartbreaking, heart-rending, sorrowful
  poignant, moving, touching, tear-jerking, affecting, pathetic
  literary dolorous

Derivatives

tearfulness

noun

You may also experience episodes of uncontrollable tearfulness and wide mood swings.
Example sentencesExamples
- These almost forgotten painters were the radical artists of their time - social realists, albeit with a heavy dose of melodramatic tearfulness.
- Patients with delirium may display a wide range of emotions, including anxiety, sadness or tearfulness, and euphoria.
- It was only when she asked about the tearfulness and the anxiety and other things that I really realised I hadn't had them for a good month or so.
- Symptoms may include feelings of sadness, tearfulness, and a sense of hopelessness.

Definition of tearful in US English:

tearful

adjectiveˈtirfəlˈtɪrfəl

1Crying or inclined to cry.
a tearful infant
Stephen felt tearful
Example sentencesExamples
- However, since September she has been unhappy about going to school, and has become tearful and anxious.
- He got a little tearful as the journalist was leaving.
- Lawson's tearful mother, who has travelled from Grimsby every day during the trial, declined to comment as she left the court building.
- No one can fail to be moved by the sight of a tearful mother wailing for her dead child.
- A tearful Morphew, the father of two grown-up daughters, told the court he was appalled by what he had done and was sorry.
- Even though everybody is under 13, the room is quiet except for some tearful whimpers of fear and anticipated pain.
- It was an unhappy and sometimes tearful female who in the evening could not imagine how to face her job next morning.
- A tearful woman who identified herself as Yushenkov's wife answered his mobile phone and said he had been killed.
- The young woman sitting opposite me looks tired, tearful and fearful, hiding away inside a baggy shirt, baggier jeans and brickie boots.
- And it was when he spoke directly to his supporters, some tearful, some defiant, all deflated, that his voice choked.
- ‘The baby's mother was very tearful and very low when she came into the pub,’ said Mrs Rogers.
- A tearful Grigg-Booth, who appeared in court on police bail, sat in front of the public bench as the court clerk read out the allegations.
- A police officer gave evidence that, on arrival at the police station, the complainant was very upset and tearful.
- A tearful German woman sitting in front turned round to me and said: ‘It is not fair.’
- The mother became tearful when asked about her past residences.
- She was upset, tearful and apologetic that she had not been straight with the WPC.
- When I found myself weeping as I leaned over my tearful baby to change her, I knew there had to be a better way.
- I lose sleep, I have a bad temper and I am tearful, tired and upset.
- He was sure that that was only a short time after the incident, and Donnelly was tearful and upset and could not remember anything.
- It arrived after 20 minutes, but Mr Williams said as the woman waited she became nervous and panicky, very tearful and upset.
Synonyms
in tears, crying, weeping, sobbing, wailing, snivelling, whimpering
1. 1.1 Causing tears; sad or emotional.
  a tearful farewell
  Example sentencesExamples
  These were the tearful words uttered yesterday by Radica Narine, mother of murdered nail artist Devika Narine.
  Mr Hussain's 34-year-old widow Naila has made a tearful plea for help to catch her husband's killers.
  Girls from the Leaving Certificate classes brought along roses in a tearful farewell to their friend.
  Parents and staff have said a tearful farewell to a children's nursery that has closed after 25 years.
  More than 2,000 people bade a tearful farewell to the man credited with having a huge impact in his fight for progress for the black community.
  The wife of a Bolton man who was kicked to death as he walked home from his birthday celebration has made a tearful appeal for her husband's killer to come forward.
  The film runs the gamut of emotions from tearful sickbed scenes to ruthless black comedy.
  As Berry arrived at his house, he was prepared for a grim and tearful leave-taking.
  She had time for a visit to Middlesbrough for a tearful farewell.
  For Sheen, the most tearful part of the movie is a scene with Sheen and her father, played by Raj Babbar, towards the end of the film.
  Robert's widow, Sharron Johnston, 44, has made a tearful plea for anyone with information to come forward.
  Partner Debbie hugged the couple's son, Daniel, aged two, in a tearful farewell.
  A heartbroken grandfather has made a tearful appeal for the return of his beloved Jack Russell dog.
  Staff, pupils and parents are due to bid a tearful farewell to their Bolton primary school tomorrow.
  The heartbroken mother of Easter murder victim Lucy Royle today made a tearful plea for help to find her savage killer.
  And if you truly love that small store of yours, prepare for a tearful farewell.
  Everything ends eventually, and the farewells of the cast were prolonged and tearful.
  Dave Bill and I get letter after tearful letter from girls without boyfriends, and you have two!
  There's a delay, with several tearful family farewells enacted at the same time.
  You may remember his tearful appearances on this program and one other.
  Synonyms
  emotional, upsetting, distressing, sad, heartbreaking, heart-rending, sorrowful

单词	tearful
释义	Definition of tearful in English: tearful adjective ˈtɪəf(ə)lˈtɪəfʊlˈtɪrfəl 1Crying or inclined to cry. a tearful infant Stephen felt tearful Example sentencesExamples I lose sleep, I have a bad temper and I am tearful, tired and upset. He was sure that that was only a short time after the incident, and Donnelly was tearful and upset and could not remember anything. He got a little tearful as the journalist was leaving. A tearful Grigg-Booth, who appeared in court on police bail, sat in front of the public bench as the court clerk read out the allegations. ‘The baby's mother was very tearful and very low when she came into the pub,’ said Mrs Rogers. No one can fail to be moved by the sight of a tearful mother wailing for her dead child. A tearful German woman sitting in front turned round to me and said: ‘It is not fair.’ A tearful woman who identified herself as Yushenkov's wife answered his mobile phone and said he had been killed. Even though everybody is under 13, the room is quiet except for some tearful whimpers of fear and anticipated pain. A police officer gave evidence that, on arrival at the police station, the complainant was very upset and tearful. When I found myself weeping as I leaned over my tearful baby to change her, I knew there had to be a better way. The mother became tearful when asked about her past residences. The young woman sitting opposite me looks tired, tearful and fearful, hiding away inside a baggy shirt, baggier jeans and brickie boots. It was an unhappy and sometimes tearful female who in the evening could not imagine how to face her job next morning. However, since September she has been unhappy about going to school, and has become tearful and anxious. And it was when he spoke directly to his supporters, some tearful, some defiant, all deflated, that his voice choked. A tearful Morphew, the father of two grown-up daughters, told the court he was appalled by what he had done and was sorry. She was upset, tearful and apologetic that she had not been straight with the WPC. It arrived after 20 minutes, but Mr Williams said as the woman waited she became nervous and panicky, very tearful and upset. Lawson's tearful mother, who has travelled from Grimsby every day during the trial, declined to comment as she left the court building. Synonyms in tears, crying, weeping, sobbing, wailing, snivelling, whimpering close to tears, on the verge of tears, with tears in one's eyes emotional, upset, distressed, sad, unhappy Scottish greeting informal weepy, teary, blubbering, blubbing rare lachrymose, larmoyant 1.1 Causing tears; sad or emotional. a tearful farewell Example sentencesExamples There's a delay, with several tearful family farewells enacted at the same time. More than 2,000 people bade a tearful farewell to the man credited with having a huge impact in his fight for progress for the black community. A heartbroken grandfather has made a tearful appeal for the return of his beloved Jack Russell dog. You may remember his tearful appearances on this program and one other. The wife of a Bolton man who was kicked to death as he walked home from his birthday celebration has made a tearful appeal for her husband's killer to come forward. Staff, pupils and parents are due to bid a tearful farewell to their Bolton primary school tomorrow. And if you truly love that small store of yours, prepare for a tearful farewell. These were the tearful words uttered yesterday by Radica Narine, mother of murdered nail artist Devika Narine. Everything ends eventually, and the farewells of the cast were prolonged and tearful. Girls from the Leaving Certificate classes brought along roses in a tearful farewell to their friend. Partner Debbie hugged the couple's son, Daniel, aged two, in a tearful farewell. Robert's widow, Sharron Johnston, 44, has made a tearful plea for anyone with information to come forward. Parents and staff have said a tearful farewell to a children's nursery that has closed after 25 years. The film runs the gamut of emotions from tearful sickbed scenes to ruthless black comedy. She had time for a visit to Middlesbrough for a tearful farewell. Dave Bill and I get letter after tearful letter from girls without boyfriends, and you have two! The heartbroken mother of Easter murder victim Lucy Royle today made a tearful plea for help to find her savage killer. Mr Hussain's 34-year-old widow Naila has made a tearful plea for help to catch her husband's killers. For Sheen, the most tearful part of the movie is a scene with Sheen and her father, played by Raj Babbar, towards the end of the film. As Berry arrived at his house, he was prepared for a grim and tearful leave-taking. Synonyms emotional, upsetting, distressing, sad, heartbreaking, heart-rending, sorrowful poignant, moving, touching, tear-jerking, affecting, pathetic literary dolorous Derivatives tearfulness noun You may also experience episodes of uncontrollable tearfulness and wide mood swings. Example sentencesExamples These almost forgotten painters were the radical artists of their time - social realists, albeit with a heavy dose of melodramatic tearfulness. Patients with delirium may display a wide range of emotions, including anxiety, sadness or tearfulness, and euphoria. It was only when she asked about the tearfulness and the anxiety and other things that I really realised I hadn't had them for a good month or so. Symptoms may include feelings of sadness, tearfulness, and a sense of hopelessness. Definition of tearful in US English: tearful adjectiveˈtirfəlˈtɪrfəl 1Crying or inclined to cry. a tearful infant Stephen felt tearful Example sentencesExamples However, since September she has been unhappy about going to school, and has become tearful and anxious. He got a little tearful as the journalist was leaving. Lawson's tearful mother, who has travelled from Grimsby every day during the trial, declined to comment as she left the court building. No one can fail to be moved by the sight of a tearful mother wailing for her dead child. A tearful Morphew, the father of two grown-up daughters, told the court he was appalled by what he had done and was sorry. Even though everybody is under 13, the room is quiet except for some tearful whimpers of fear and anticipated pain. It was an unhappy and sometimes tearful female who in the evening could not imagine how to face her job next morning. A tearful woman who identified herself as Yushenkov's wife answered his mobile phone and said he had been killed. The young woman sitting opposite me looks tired, tearful and fearful, hiding away inside a baggy shirt, baggier jeans and brickie boots. And it was when he spoke directly to his supporters, some tearful, some defiant, all deflated, that his voice choked. ‘The baby's mother was very tearful and very low when she came into the pub,’ said Mrs Rogers. A tearful Grigg-Booth, who appeared in court on police bail, sat in front of the public bench as the court clerk read out the allegations. A police officer gave evidence that, on arrival at the police station, the complainant was very upset and tearful. A tearful German woman sitting in front turned round to me and said: ‘It is not fair.’ The mother became tearful when asked about her past residences. She was upset, tearful and apologetic that she had not been straight with the WPC. When I found myself weeping as I leaned over my tearful baby to change her, I knew there had to be a better way. I lose sleep, I have a bad temper and I am tearful, tired and upset. He was sure that that was only a short time after the incident, and Donnelly was tearful and upset and could not remember anything. It arrived after 20 minutes, but Mr Williams said as the woman waited she became nervous and panicky, very tearful and upset. Synonyms in tears, crying, weeping, sobbing, wailing, snivelling, whimpering 1.1 Causing tears; sad or emotional. a tearful farewell Example sentencesExamples These were the tearful words uttered yesterday by Radica Narine, mother of murdered nail artist Devika Narine. Mr Hussain's 34-year-old widow Naila has made a tearful plea for help to catch her husband's killers. Girls from the Leaving Certificate classes brought along roses in a tearful farewell to their friend. Parents and staff have said a tearful farewell to a children's nursery that has closed after 25 years. More than 2,000 people bade a tearful farewell to the man credited with having a huge impact in his fight for progress for the black community. The wife of a Bolton man who was kicked to death as he walked home from his birthday celebration has made a tearful appeal for her husband's killer to come forward. The film runs the gamut of emotions from tearful sickbed scenes to ruthless black comedy. As Berry arrived at his house, he was prepared for a grim and tearful leave-taking. She had time for a visit to Middlesbrough for a tearful farewell. For Sheen, the most tearful part of the movie is a scene with Sheen and her father, played by Raj Babbar, towards the end of the film. Robert's widow, Sharron Johnston, 44, has made a tearful plea for anyone with information to come forward. Partner Debbie hugged the couple's son, Daniel, aged two, in a tearful farewell. A heartbroken grandfather has made a tearful appeal for the return of his beloved Jack Russell dog. Staff, pupils and parents are due to bid a tearful farewell to their Bolton primary school tomorrow. The heartbroken mother of Easter murder victim Lucy Royle today made a tearful plea for help to find her savage killer. And if you truly love that small store of yours, prepare for a tearful farewell. Everything ends eventually, and the farewells of the cast were prolonged and tearful. Dave Bill and I get letter after tearful letter from girls without boyfriends, and you have two! There's a delay, with several tearful family farewells enacted at the same time. You may remember his tearful appearances on this program and one other. Synonyms emotional, upsetting, distressing, sad, heartbreaking, heart-rending, sorrowful
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