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wipe away your tears vs wipe off your tears

Both are correct phrases, but they're used in slightly different contexts. "Wipe away your tears" is more commonly used and implies a gentle or comforting action to remove tears. "Wipe off your tears" can also be used, but it may imply a more casual or quick action to remove tears.
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wipe away your tears

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the action of gently or comfortingly removing tears from someone's face.

Examples:

  • She wiped away her tears with a tissue.
  • He wiped away her tears and hugged her tightly.
  • Don't worry, I'll wipe away your tears.
  • The mother wiped away her child's tears with a soft cloth.
  • He wiped away her tears with a gentle touch.
  • Jun 29, 2019 ... How often were you told as a child to wipe away your tears? Told that “boys don't cry” and “girls cry too much”? That it's embarrassing to ...
  • Dec 15, 2014 ... White Women, Please Don't Expect Me to Wipe Away Your Tears. After decades of avoidance, we're finally having a long overdue dialogue about ...
  • Oct 28, 2021 ... Sloth, because I cannot wipe away your tears. Lust, because I want us to melt together and become one. Gluttony, because I want to consume ...
  • Thursday thoughts: God can wipe away your tears. Posted Wednesday, October 4, 2023 9:30 pm. Jill Johnson. There will come a time when, as believers, we will ...
  • Apr 26, 2021 ... God Will Wipe Away Your Tears · Rev 21:4-8 NRSV - He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
  • Apr 1, 2022 ... "Words will not wipe away your tears & hugs, may not ease the pain but hold onto your memories because forever they'll remain".
  • Feb 25, 2016 ... Surviving Divorce: Face Your Fears And Wipe Away Your Tears · Frankly, we all reach that point where we wonder if surviving divorce is even ...
  • May 17, 2017 ... Now Series: Religion Can't Wipe Away Your Tears. May 17, 2017. Grace, Interpreting Revelation · Chuck Crisco. Now Series: Religion Can't Wipe ...
  • Apr 9, 2020 ... Wipe away your tears... … And now (drum roll… ) Yes, another sunrise from my Umbrian archives from Summer 2018 (for details about Umbria and ...
  • He will wipe away your tears. Today, leave everything behind you. Run to Jesus. He will take care of you. He is here. And in the end,,,. Everything will turn ...

Alternatives:

  • wipe the tears away
  • brush away your tears
  • clear away your tears
  • remove your tears gently
  • comfortingly wipe your tears

wipe off your tears

This phrase is correct but less commonly used than 'wipe away your tears.'

This phrase is used to describe the action of quickly or casually removing tears from someone's face.

Examples:

  • She wiped off her tears and tried to smile.
  • He wiped off his tears before anyone could see.
  • Please wipe off your tears and tell me what happened.
  • The child wiped off her tears with the back of her hand.
  • He wiped off his tears and pretended everything was fine.
  • Jul 14, 2022 ... How it feels to be held and loved, to have someone to wipe off your tears? When I remember that I have never felt warmth in my entire ...
  • Oct 12, 2024 ... Home for some shelter and some rip I pray that love will shelter us from our fears oh trust you let me wipe off your tears confront we felt ...
  • Harry Styles — 'Swallow you fears, wipe off your tears, let go of you darkest years. Chin up. Smile. Walk away'
  • May 22, 2012 ... i will wipe off your tears...sinal. Search. Page. of. 2. GO. Next Last. norzar thumbnail. norzar. @norzar. Trailblazer. 42. Anniversary 19 ...
  • May 7, 2016 ... Here's something to wipe off your tears. 22 Favourites 23 Comments 5.3K Views This is just a half of my collab me and :iconcherrydot: are doing. Woody and ...
  • Apr 2, 2021 ... Harry Styles Quote: Swallow you fears, wipe off your tears, let go of you darkest years. Chin up. Smile. Walk away.
  • Discography information about the CD Wipe Off Your Tears released by Wild Champagne in 1993.
  • God is with you mama He cares about you, wipe off your tears. 12 let. 2. Daakye Sikanii Abena Enning. it shall be wel with u, God knows de best. 12 let.
  • Jan 20, 2019 ... Now, wipe off your tears, get up and get your hopes up as high as they will go. Do not be afraid. The Lord is talking to you now like He was ...

Alternatives:

  • wipe the tears off
  • brush off your tears
  • clear off your tears
  • remove your tears quickly
  • casually wipe your tears

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