in tears

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in tears

/ɪnˈtiɹz/

adjective

Crying; weeping. The whole audience was in tears at the end of the film.
Similar: sobbing, tearful, crying, in tears, sobful, weeping
slang Laughing; in disbelief.

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adj crying

中文	流著淚 /流著泪, 流着泪 liúzhe lèi, 含淚 /含泪 hánlèi
Français	en larmes, en pleurs
Deutsch	in Tränen aufgelöst, den Tränen nah

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@misc{in_tears_2026,
  title = {in tears},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20tears},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}