Meanings
verbmove someone to tears (third-person singular simple present moves someone to tears, present participle moving someone to tears, simple past and past participle moved someone to tears)
present singular third person moves someone to tears · participle present moving someone to tears · participle past moved someone to tears · past moved someone to tears
Synonyms & antonyms
verbto cause to cry
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Translations
Turkish gözyaşlarına boğmak
- gözyaşlarına boğmakto cause to cry
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move someone to tears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20someone%20to%20tears
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“move someone to tears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20someone%20to%20tears. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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