shed a tear

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shed a tear

To cry or weep, especially from grief; to grieve or mourn in general. Everyone in the room was shedding tears by the end of the ceremony. Their relationship had soured so much over the years that John didn't shed a tear when he heard of his brother's death.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ewoud	AY-vowt, AY-wowt	Dutch
Piia	PEE:-ah	Finnish
Sherilyn	-	English
Nikolaus	NI-ko-lows	German
Magdalena	mahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)	Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace
Alfred	AL-frəd (English), al-FRED (French), AHL-fret (German, Polish), AHL-frət (Dutch)	English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Dutch