tear-jerking

adjective

: excessively or deliberately pathetic : sentimental

tear-jerking plot

tear-jerking appeals for donations

Word History

Etymology

tear entry 1 + jerking

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Rhymes for tear-jerking

• hardworking
• networking
• nonworking
• reworking
• woodworking
• clerking
• jerking
• lurking
• shirking
• smirking
• working
• interworking