shed tears

shed tears
WEEP, cry, sob; lament, grieve, mourn; Scottish greet; informal blub, blubber, boohoo.
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shed tears mainly literary phrase
to cry, or to feel very sad

We won’t be shedding any tears when he leaves.

Thesaurus: to cry, or to start cryingsynonym to express sadnesshyponym relating to crying and tearssynonym
Main entry: shed

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shed tears — see tear, 3
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Main Entry:shed
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shed tears
: to cry or weep

They shed tears of joy/gratitude when they heard the news.

I never saw my father shed a single tear, even when my mother died.

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Main Entry:tear

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  • Shed — Shed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[=a]dan, sce[ a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shed — Shed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[=a]dan, sce[ a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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