Tears welled up in her big eyes.

Meaning: This sentence describes how she started to cry.

Choice of Words: Tears are drops of salty water that come out of your eyes when you cry. Welled means to fill up or become full. Eyes are the organs that allow you to see. When you put them together, it means that tears filled up her eyes.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Eyes welled tears of sadness.
• Eyes welled up with tears.
• Emotions stirred, tears welled.
• Her mother consoled her as tears fell down her cheeks.
• Tears glistened in her eyes.
• Her voice brought tears to their eyes.
• Children laughed until tears fell from their eyes.
• He laughed so hard he had tears in his eyes.
• Tears flowed eyes.
• Sad clown cried big tears.