dissolved in tears

  • 1Dissolved — Dissolve Dis*solve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissolving}.] [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis + solvere to loose, free. See {Solve}, and cf. {Dissolute}.] 1. To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up;… …

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  • 2Tears of wine — The phenomenon called tears of wine is manifested as a ring of clear liquid, near the top of a glass of wine, from which droplets form and flow back into the wine. It is most readily observed in a wine which has a high alcohol content. It is also …

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  • 3Glass tears — Glass Glass (gl[.a]s), n. [OE. glas, gles, AS. gl[ae]s; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. glas, Icel. glas, gler, Dan. glar; cf. AS. gl[ae]r amber, L. glaesum. Cf. {Glare}, n., {Glaze}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. A hard, brittle, translucent, and… …

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  • 4Lamentation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Expression of pain. < N PARAG:Lamentation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 lament lament lamentation Sgm: N 1 wail wail complaint plaint murmur mutter grumble groan moan whine …

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  • 5Dissolve — Dis*solve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissolving}.] [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis + solvere to loose, free. See {Solve}, and cf. {Dissolute}.] 1. To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to… …

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  • 6Dissolving — Dissolve Dis*solve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissolving}.] [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis + solvere to loose, free. See {Solve}, and cf. {Dissolute}.] 1. To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up;… …

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  • 7crying — Synonyms and related words: acute, atrocious, bawling, blatant, blubbering, boanergean, brawling, burning, clamant, clamorous, clamoursome, compelling, critical, crucial, cry, demanding, desperate, dire, dissolved in tears, draining, exacting,… …

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  • 8sniveling — Synonyms and related words: Tartuffian, Tartuffish, abject, affected, backscratching, bawling, beggarly, blubbering, bootlicking, canting, cowering, crawling, cringing, crouching, cry, crying, dissolved in tears, FALSE, fawning, fit of crying,… …

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  • 9sobbing — Synonyms and related words: bawling, blubbering, cry, crying, dissolved in tears, fit of crying, flood of tears, good cry, greet, in tears, lachryma, lachrymal, lachrymose, lachrymosity, lacrimatory, melting mood, moaning, overflowing eyes, ready …

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  • 10weeping — Synonyms and related words: awash, bathed, bawling, blubbering, cascading, cry, crying, dangling, deluged, dependent, depending, dipped, dissolved in tears, drenched, dribbling, dripping, dripping wet, drowned, effusion, engulfed, excretion,… …

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