Is that why they are so often "all torn up?" :-D
You might say that their eyes frequently well up.
In AmE, someone who is very easily moved to tears might say it just like that. Or they might apologize when the tears start to flow while watching a movie and say "I'm sorry, sometimes I'm very emotional." Other people might say "The slightest thing can make me cry." It depends upon the situation.
The words "lacrimate", "lacrimation" mean cry and crying respectively, but, probably because they are unusual, they sound as if the crying has an unusual cause. (At least to me, others may have a different opinion.)Sorry, what I mean is one who's not easily crys due to emotion, but the tears flow strongly even just making a single yawn.
Thank you.
It takes a Pole to teach me new English words!. ;-)The words "lacrimate", "lacrimation" mean cry and crying respectively, but, probably because they are unusual, they sound as if the crying has an unusual cause. (At least to me, others may have a different opinion.)