Swats
Tears
Tears noun - The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds).
Both words in one sentence
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The biggest example is in Alpha 3: after Sakura attempts a Go Through Me to protect a knocked-out Ryu from Bison and he just swats her away, Ryu temporarily goes berserk and tears Bison a new one.
Source: Morality Pet - Anger Born of Worry: After Mai wakes up from having been knocked out by Kabuso, Reo swats her and, on the verge of tears, screams never to scare her like that again.
Source: Fan Fic / Megami No Hanabira
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