Grieving and Teary

Grieving

Grieving adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Teary and grieving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Teary" instead an adjective "Grieving".

Nearby Words: grievous, grievance, grieve, grief, grieved

Teary

Teary adjective - Given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears.
Usage example: he's one of those teary drunks who sees fit to bore the other bar patrons with his sad stories

Grieving and teary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grieving" instead an adjective "Teary".

Nearby Words: tear, tearful, tearing, tearless, tearfully
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