reducing someone to tears

A form of reduce someone to tears — To cause to cry.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of reduce someone to tears
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reducing someone to tears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reducing%20someone%20to%20tears

MLA

“reducing someone to tears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reducing%20someone%20to%20tears. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reducing someone to tears,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reducing%20someone%20to%20tears.

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