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Meanings of wiping a tear in English

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Usage of wiping a tear in English
1
Stop thinking about him, she commanded herself, wiping a tear away.
The Valley of Horses
2
And now I've lost you forever. She paused, wiping a tear.
Maleficent
3
I suppose he is dead, answered the widow, wiping a tear from her eye.
The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
4
Rose exclaimed, laughing and wiping a tear from her eye.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
5
He deserves to be, she thought, wiping a tear from her eye with the corner of her apron.
Sons of the Oak
6
Tears flowed down over tender kisses that quickly turned hot, and Dan pulled back, wiping a tear from her cheek.
Make your move
7
You were wiping a tear out of the corner of one eye when I finished the story, returned Captain Favor dryly.
The Children of France / A Book of Stories of the Heroism and Se...
8
Every shop window is a work of art -even the advertisements have me wiping a tear and feeling the goosebumps.
The South African
9
From the threshold, he heard a muted whimper and joined Nikki inside, where she stood wiping a tear from one cheek.
Driving Heat
10
She held Izzy close and talked and talked and talked, laughing every now and then, and occasionally wiping a tear from her eye.
On mystic lake
11
There was a moment's silence, and then Sam nodded, quietly wiping a tear from his cheek as Benjamin and his father watched him.
Daddy
12
In New Palace Yard, 200 parliamentary staff watched the bell bong, with the jocular Labour MP Stephen Pound wiping a tear from his eye.
The Guardian
13
'Oh, Jesus,' he said, wiping a tear from the corner of his eye.
The preacher
14
"Now, good-bye, Miss Bertha," said he, wiping a tear from his face.
Work and Win; Or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise
15
"Say not so!" begged Lorenzo, secretly wiping a tear from his cheek.
The Daughter of an Empress
16
"I knew him too," she said sadly, wiping a tear from her cheek.
Danielle Steel
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Wiping a tear through the time
Wiping a tear across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common