A word for when you are almost crying, but not quite yet? [duplicate]

You know how sometimes you want to cry, but do not cry. Maybe a few tears are shed, but you mostly just choke up. The urge to cry is there, perhaps overwhelmingly, but you suppress it somehow and don't actually cry.

Is there a word for this state? I've always used "crying" but it really isn't quite crying yet.

Solution 1:

The ones that immediately come to mind:

You could be: Teary, Tearful, Weepy, Misty-Eyed. Perhaps you are about to 'tear up', or are 'tearing up'. Perhaps tears are about to 'well up' or are 'welling up'.

Solution 2:

You could have

"On the verge of tears"

Which implies that you are very close to tears, but not quite; perhaps displaying some emotion