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Princeton's WordNet
crying, weeping, tearsnoun
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
"I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
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Tears
Tears are secretions that clean and lubricate the eyes. Lacrimation or lachrymation is the production or shedding of tears. Strong emotions such as sorrow, elation, awe and pleasure, as well as irritation of the eyes, laughing, and yawning may lead to an increased production of tears, or crying.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Tears
The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Tears in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Tears in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Tears in a Sentence
I had to break out of my role as a lawyer. I let him sit on my lap, I wiped away his tears, and I teared up too. Here was a child, the same age as my son, stuck in a hellhole.
Watching it was difficult for me, because I wasn't there, but at the same time... I couldn't have been more proud, how can I ask for a better replacement than Charles? I was thrilled to tears that he was doing that for me. I just wish it had been my hand holding my daughter, not his. But he was wonderful to them.
Isadora Duncan, The Sensational Life of Isadora Duncan:
No flower of art ever fully blossomed save it was nourished by tears of agony.
The dragon spits fire, what extinguishes its tears. When we live in rancor, we are born to be old. (Le dragon crache du feu, - Ce qui éteint ses larmes. - Quand on vit de rancune, - On naît pour être vieux.)
Members of the family shed tears as they went to see the site, it was particularly moving to see Mr. Sato's father asking the leader of the Kempeitai (a Japanese military rescue team), with many tears in his eyes, for them to continue the search operation and for it to finish earlier even by just one day.
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