Definitions for tearful
ˈtɪər fəltear·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. tearfuladjective

   filled with or marked by tears

   "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties"

2. dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weepingadjective

   showing sorrow

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. tearfuladjective

   accompanied by tears.

   Aaron was a little tearful until Laura came to reassure him.

2. tearfuladjective

   sorrowful.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tearfuladjective

   Weeping; full of tears.

   Etymology: tear and full.

   Is’t meet that he
   Should leave the helm, and, like a fearful lad,
   With tearful eyes add water to the sea? William Shakespeare.

   This clears the cloudy front of wrinkled care,
   And drie, the tearful sluices of despair:
   Charm’d with that virtuous draught th’ exalted mind
   All sense of woe delivers to the wind. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   On Celadon her eye
   Fell tearful, wetting her disorder’d cheek. James Thomson.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tearful

   Tearful refers to the state or condition of being emotional or sorrowful to the extent that it causes one to shed tears. It can also indicate an expression of feelings such as sadness, grief, joy, or even frustration through crying.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Tearfuladjective

   abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes

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Anagrams for tearful »

1. refutal

2. faulter

How to pronounce tearful?

1. Alex

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How to say tearful in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tearful in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tearful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of tearful in a Sentence

1. Pam Ledford:

   It was a miracle, just a God thing, i was excited for them and for the baby, and it was so tearful it took your breath away. You could just watch them in awe of her.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   In many ways the Reagan love story was classic Hollywood, but it was unmistakably human too. Hands intertwined, Nancy and Ron rose to the pinnacle of political power, weathered cancer and personal heartbreak, and braved the depths of Alzheimer's cold embrace -- always together. I know every American felt Nancy's immense pain when she, kissing Ronnie's casket, mouthed a tearful farewell to the best friend she once said she couldn't imagine life without.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tearful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tearful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tearful
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tearful
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tearful