Vocabulary

Form

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

verb vi
freq #43

Example sentences

He burst into tears.

He had no sooner heard the news than he began to cry.

He began to cry.

He burst into tears.

We had hardly arrived when Lucy started crying to go home.

After the initial shock of hearing of her grandfather's death, the girl started to cry.

The girl came into the room and burst into tears.

Seeing me, the baby began to cry.