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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
tear (produce liquid from the eyes).
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Examples
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But when reading your post, I again teared up, was it because of the mother, was it something in my unconscious, or maybe I was a woman, who lost a child in a prior life.
A funeral for a baby 2002
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Another neighbor, Amani el-Negry says, "I kind of teared up when I was walking back to my apartment.
San Antonio News 2009
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Mr. Love, speaking at the PGA news conference Thursday, teared up when asked about the significance of his selection.
DL III Is Ready for His Closeup John Paul Newport 2011
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As I watched each one rise from ground and exit that tiny capsule, I couldn't help but grin as I teared up.
Courtney Cachet: The Chilean Miners: Inspiration not Politics Courtney Cachet 2010
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I actually teared up when I finished reading this manga.
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Always prone to displaying his emotions publicly, Boehner teared up at times.
Resurgent Republicans take back control of the House Paul Kane 2010
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As I watched each one rise from ground and exit that tiny capsule, I couldn't help but grin as I teared up.
Courtney Cachet: The Chilean Miners: Inspiration not Politics Courtney Cachet 2010
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My eyes teared as well, both in celebration of her landmark and with a sense of sadness that something so simple might have alleviated her pain years prior.
Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011
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I actually teared up a bit (which I blame that on PMS).
ticking the boxes Another Outspoken Female 2009
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ZUMApress. com Republican gubernatorial candidate for the state of California, Meg Whitman, teared as she said her fairwell to the crowd after she conceded the governor race.
Election Day 2010
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