misty-eyedadjective
uk/ˌmɪs.tiˈaɪd/us/ˌmɪs.t̬iˈaɪd/looking as if you are going to cry because you feel emotional about something:
He gets misty-eyed whenever he hears that song.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Weeping and crying
- bawl
- bucket
- burst
- burst out laughing/crying idiom
- crocodile tears
- crumple
- cry
- dissolve
- dry your eyes idiom
- flood
- lachrymose
- mist
- mist (sth) over/up
- not a dry eye in the house idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- sniffle
- snivel
- snuffle
- tear 1
- weepy
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