Synonyms for tears
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : teer |
| Phonetic Transcription : tɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for tears Other synonyms for the word tears
- bender
- binge
- boil
- bolt
- breach
- break
- bust
- career
- carousal
- carouse
- charge
- claw
- cleave
- course
- damage
- dart
- dash
- drunk
- evulse
- extract
- fissure
- fly
- fray
- frazzle
- gallop
- gash
- hurry
- impair
- imperfection
- incise
- jigsaw
- lacerate
- laceration
- lash
- mutilate
- mutilation
- pluck
- pull apart
- race
- rend
- rent
- ribbon
- rift
- run
- rupture
- rush
- scratch
- seize
- separate
- sever
- shoot
- shred
- slash
- slit
- snatch
- speed
- split
- spree
- spring
- sunder
- tatter
- wassail
- wrench
- wrest
- yank
- zoom
Définition of tears
Origin :- 1650s, mainly in American English, from tear (n.1). Related: Teared; tearing. Old English verb tæherian did not survive into Middle English.
- noun rip, cut
- noun wild action
- verb cut, rip an object
- verb move very fast
- The tune was familiar to her in happier days, and she listened to it with tears.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- It looks as if the dew was on it; but the tears will not make it grow again—will they?
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "Now you are angry with me," exclaimed the sensitive maiden; and she burst into tears.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Here the tumult of mingled emotion subsided in a flood of tears.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Yet his voice was unbroken and he was, indeed, unconscious of the tears.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The virtuous Melissa parted from them with many blessings and tears.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Her face was pitifully convulsed, and tears welled in her eyes.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "Oh, you were mean—mean—to shame me so," and floods of tears came again.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Kiss me, my brother, and let my tears run only from my pride and joy!
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- She came up to me, and repeated all these passages with tears.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
Antonyms for tears
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