Eyes welled up with tears.

Meaning: This sentence describes the physical state of the clown. It means that the clown's eyes became full of tears.

Choice of Words: Eyes are the organs in the head that allow us to see. Welled means to fill up or become full of liquid. Up means to a higher position or level. Tears are the drops of liquid that come from the eyes when someone cries. When you put them together, "Eyes welled up with tears" means that the organs in the head that allow us to see became full of drops of liquid that come from the eyes when someone cries.

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