blink tears back

blink one's tears back

Fig. to try to keep from crying. She blinked back her tears and went on. He blinked his tears back and endured the pain.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kisecawchuck	-	Native American, Cree
Katsiaryna	-	Belarusian
Maylis	-	French
Kohinoor	-	Various
Gwandoya	-	Eastern African, Ganda
Frederica	frə-də-REE-kə (Portuguese), fred-REE-ka (English), fred-ə-REE-kə (English)	Portuguese, English