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My eyes brimming with tears. vs My eyes brimmed with tears.

Both phrases are grammatically correct, but they are used in different contexts. "My eyes brimming with tears" is a sentence fragment in the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action, while "My eyes brimmed with tears" is a complete sentence in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.
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My eyes brimming with tears.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe an ongoing action in the present.

This phrase is used to describe a current state where tears are filling the eyes. It is in the present continuous tense.
  • Sep 18, 2023 ... I dropped to one knee, my eyes brimming with tears. “Oh no, oh my gosh. I am so sorry,” he began in a shocked voice. I kept my head down and ...
  • Sep 22, 2015 ... ... my eyes brimming with tears as I looked around the sanctuary and saw all these couples who managed to stay together. I knew that they couldn ...
  • Oct 25, 2011 ... I followed the lights, my arms covered with goose bumps and my eyes brimming with tears. I didn't speak a word of Chichewa, but I knew they ...
  • Aug 22, 2010 ... I must admit though, as I sat down in the chapel, waiting for Mass to start, I could feel my eyes brimming with tears. He wasn't rude, and I ...
  • Aug 11, 2022 ... “This is touching all my love languages,” I told Brandon, my eyes brimming with tears, as usual, because all I do now is weep at the majesty ...
  • May 9, 2013 ... ... my eyes brimming with tears. I guess the waiter noticed when he came to refill our water, and brought me some green tea ice cream in the ...
  • Apr 28, 2017 ... I can only tell the story, my eyes brimming with tears. We sat around the table with a simple invitation that would change everything. “What ...
  • I read the final line of that chapter before my flight, my eyes brimming with tears at the gate while passengers were invited to board. The stages of grief ...
  • May 10, 2018 ... ... my eyes brimming with tears, my hands clamped shut and clammy. But I stood up. Because I was a mom — even if our son was in heaven. After ...
  • Jun 1, 2020 ... My eyes brimming with tears, I shamefully faced my classmates as they tilted their heads side-to-side confused. Their eyes shifted back and ...

Alternatives:

  • my eyes are brimming with tears.
  • my eyes fill with tears.
  • tears brimming in my eyes.
  • tears fill my eyes.
  • my eyes are filled with tears.

My eyes brimmed with tears.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a completed action in the past.

This phrase is used to describe a past event where tears filled the eyes. It is in the past simple tense.
  • May 21, 2021 ... My eyes brimmed with tears. I wanted to get into the car and go back home. Then I remember that Lexie and Caroline, two sophomores from my ...
  • Dec 7, 2013 ... My eyes filled with tears, my eyes brimmed with tears - both work. I disagree that 'brim' has fallen out of usage. Definition from Merriam ...
  • Jun 27, 2024 ... As the sun was dawning red over the Blue Ridge mountains, my eyes brimmed with tears. Greg and I had awaken way before our normal time to go ...
  • Mar 24, 2022 ... My eyes brimmed with tears—after so much time isolated in a town that still felt new to me, there was the hope of being able to go home again, ...
  • Sep 19, 2023 ... Standing at the intersection of Meheula Parkway and Ainamakua Drive, my eyes brimmed with tears on my last day as Mililani's state ...
  • Jul 27, 2005 ... “Yes!” I cried with clenched fists drawn to my belly. “I did it.” I secretly shouted to myself as my eyes brimmed with tears of happiness and a ...
  • As the sun was dawning red over the Blue Ridge mountains, my eyes brimmed with tears. Greg and I had awaken way before our normal time to go and as we ...
  • Aug 17, 2015 ... “I'm so sorry, there is no heartbeat.” My heart sank in my chest and my eyes brimmed with tears. I was 12 weeks pregnant, or so I thought ...
  • Feb 6, 2021 ... My eyes brimmed with tears as I thanked Bruce repeatedly. I briefly and vaguely shared my circumstances, and struggles. He nodded with ...
  • Aug 31, 2022 ... As I beheld the wonder of creation, my eyes brimmed with tears of joy. It was one of those moments I didn't want to end. I took this picture ...

Alternatives:

  • my eyes were brimming with tears.
  • tears brimmed in my eyes.
  • tears filled my eyes.
  • my eyes were filled with tears.
  • my eyes filled with tears.

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