Collocation Dictionary

Try "happy" or "love"

Common collocations with tear in American Collocation

tear nouncountable

US/tɪr/

try not to cry or show that you are crying

blink back
choke back
control
fight back
hide
restrain
swallow

I was blinking back tears as I lifted the phone.

cry

cry
shed
weep

Many tears were shed as the old friends parted, in many cases never to see each other again.