tears

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US/tɪɹz/UK/tɪəz/Scotland/tiːɹz/US/tɛɹz/

noun

Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.

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Meanings

tears1

noun
  1. pluralplural of tear (“liquid from the eyes”)
  2. Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of tear
interjection
  1. InternetabbreviationellipsisEllipsis of in tears (“laughing; in disbelief”)

    Tears man genuinely the worst romance manga I’ve ever laid eyes upon😭😭😭

    2025 June 10, @mainmajin, Twitter

tears2

noun
  1. pluralplural of tear (“rip”)
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of tear

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

Similar
cryingweeping
Broader
bodily processbody processbodily function
Also see
cryingweeping

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tears

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tears

MLA

“tears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tears. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tears,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tears.

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