almost tearful

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

To be on the verge of crying.

tearfulADVERBS + tearful

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almost

Examples (10)

  • I felt emotional—almost tearful.
  • After hearing the sad news, she became almost tearful.
  • His voice was almost tearful as he recounted the story.
  • The children were almost tearful when their pet went missing.
  • Despite her efforts to stay strong, she was almost tearful by the end of the meeting.
  • He gave an almost tearful apology for his mistake.
  • Watching the old film made me feel almost tearful.
  • The little girl was almost tearful after dropping her ice cream.
  • She tried to hold back her emotions, but her eyes were almost tearful.
  • The goodbye was so poignant that everyone felt almost tearful.