tearjerking
English
adj
Definitions
- (informal) Emotionally charged so as to induce sorrow.
Etymology
Compound from English tear (rend, liquid, rip) + English jerking.
Origin
English
jerking
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betear English
- fortear English
- jerking English
- jerkingly English
- microtear English
- retear English
- tear English
- tear-mouth English
- tear-throat English
- tearable English
- tearabout English
- tearaway English
- teardown English
- teardrop English
- tearer English
- tearest English
- teareth English
- tearful English
- tearjerker English
- tearjerkingly English
- tearless English
- tearlike English
- tearpit English
- tearproof English
- tearsheet English
- tearsome English
- tearstain English
- tearstained English
- tearstreaked English
- tearstrip English
- tearthumb English
- teary English
- totear English
- uptear English
- teren Middle English
- tear
- teary
- tearer
- retear
- betear
- uptear
- totear
- tearpit
- jerking
- teareth
- tearful
- fortear
- tearest
- teardrop
- tearsome
- teardown
- tearless
- tearable
- tearlike
- tearaway
- tearthumb
- tearstain
- tearstrip
- tearabout
- tearsheet
- jerkingly
- tearproof
- microtear
- tear-mouth
- tearjerker
- tearstained
- tear-throat
- tearstreaked
- tearjerkingly