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shed tears

Verb

Meaning

shed tears (third-person singular simple present sheds tears, present participle shedding tears, simple past and past participle shed tears)

To emit tears from the eye, especially as an expression of emotion; to cry; to weep.

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If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars. Rabindranath Tagore

Whenever she felt like crying, she would instead become angry-at someone else or at herself-which meant that it was rare for her to shed tears. Haruki Murakami

[Malipiero's advice to Casanova. ] If you wish your audience to cry, you must shed tears yourself, but if you wish to make them laugh you must contrive to look as serious as a judge. Giacomo Casanova

You will shed tears with one eye like a monkey. Xhosa Proverb

Those who judge before they know the facts will learn to shed tears. African Proverb

[Theу/we] Ate and drank and make merry. Then [they/we] counted and shed tears. Russian Proverb

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