watering

(noun) shedding tears. Synonyms: lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing.

(noun) wetting with water. Example: "The lawn needs a great deal of watering."

(verb) supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams. Synonyms: water, irrigate. Example: "Water the fields."

(verb) provide with water. Synonyms: water. Example: "We watered the buffalo."

(verb) secrete or form water, as tears or saliva. Synonyms: water. Examples: "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner." "His eyes watered."

(verb) fill with tears. Synonyms: water. Example: "His eyes were watering."