The quality of being tearful.

(idiomatic) engaged in a continuous, fast-paced procession of actions or events, especially with favorable results. / (idiomatic) In or into a protracted state of agitation, fury, or zeal.

plural of tearfulness

Synonym of that does it (“one has reached the limit of one's patience or temper”)

To pull at violently. / To afflict or aggrieve.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

(idiomatic) A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion. / (idiomatic, in the plural) A display of tears that is forced or false.

Any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense.

To use tear gas.

Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use (normally as something excluded from a guarantee or warranty of quality, or as justifying a write-down in a set of accounts).