| tears 
  
 
 the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) (Freq. 7)
 - I hate to hear the crying of a child
 - she was in tears
 • Syn:
 crying, weeping
 • Derivationally related forms:
 weep (for: weeping), cry (for: crying)
 • Hypernyms:
 bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
 • Hyponyms:
 snivel, sniveling, sob, sobbing, wailing, bawling
 
 
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