tear-brimmed en · ADJ
Meanings
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With tears that brim but are not yet falling.
Her voice was husky with emotion and her eyes were tear-brimmed.
2014, Margaret Sunley, Sons of Toil:The baby's tear-brimmed eyes scrutinising me as through heavy lenses.
2016, Mark Quinn, Finding Dan:Caitlin could only nod and swallow to this through tear-brimmed eyes.
2016, Marjorie Day, The Belle of Collingwood:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tearbrimmed | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more tear-brimmed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most tear-brimmed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |