How to pronounce “turn on the waterworks”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (informal, figuratively) To start crying, especially in a way that the speaker finds irritating.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

terminatory, tonic water, draw and quarter, ammonia water, smoke on the water, strengthener, soda water, soft water, solitaire, solitare