半はん泣なき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

on the verge of tears; half-crying

Describes a state where someone is almost crying, often with a trembling voice or watery eyes. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to be about to cry'.

• 彼かれは半はん泣なきで謝あやまった。

  He apologized on the verge of tears.

• 子こどもが半はん泣なきしながら母はは親おやを探さがしていた。

  The child was looking for his mother, half-crying.