Collocations for tearful - adj.
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound
She sounded angry and tearful.
She sounded angry and tearful.
become, get
He suddenly became very tearful.
He suddenly became very tearful.
leave sb
Defeat left her tearful, pale and drained.
Defeat left her tearful, pale and drained.
ADV.
very | almost
I felt quite emotional - almost tearful.
I felt quite emotional - almost tearful.
a bit, a little, rather