What is another word for tear-jerking?
Pronunciation:
[ tˈi͡əd͡ʒˈɜːkɪŋ], [ tˈiədʒˈɜːkɪŋ], [ t_ˈiə_dʒ_ˈɜː_k_ɪ_ŋ]
Related words: beautiful, sad, depressing, tear jerker, amazing, depressing movies
Sad quotes: "I'm not crying because I'm sad. I'm crying because I have something in my eye."
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Synonyms for Tear-jerking:
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adj.
• emotional • pitiful • heartrending • maudlin- be fuddled ,
- be-fuddled ,
- in sipid ,
- in-sipid ,
- more cornball ,
- more syrupy ,
- most cornball ,
- most syrupy ,
- slusher ,
- slushest ,
- soap ,
- soapest .
- loveydovey ,
- more cloying ,
- more lovey dovey ,
- more lovey-dovey ,
- more loveydovey ,
- most lovey dovey ,
- most lovey-dovey ,
- most loveydovey .
- more fairy tale ,
- more fairy-tale ,
- more fairytale ,
- most fairy tale ,
- most fairy-tale ,
- most fairytale ,
- starry eyed ,
- starryeyed ,
- un realistic ,
- un-realistic .
- de pressing ,
- de-pressing ,
- dis composing ,
- dis heartening ,
- dis-composing ,
- dis-heartening ,
- heart rending ,
- more dejecting ,
- more discomposing ,
- more disheartening ,
- more heart rending ,
- more heart-rending ,
- more saddening ,
- most dejecting ,
- most discomposing ,
- most disheartening ,
- most heart rending ,
- most heart-rending ,
- most saddening ,
- un happier ,
- un happiest ,
- un happy ,
- un satisfactory ,
- un-happy ,
- un-satisfactory ,
- up setting ,
- up-setting .
Other synonyms:
- soft .
- sloppy .
Other relevant words:
- Languishing ,
- Simpering ,
- affected ,
- affectionate ,
- beery ,
- cloying ,
- corny ,
- demonstrative ,
- dewy-eyed ,
- dreamy ,
- effusive ,
- emotional ,
- emotive ,
- gushing ,
- heartrending ,
- idealistic ,
- impressionable ,
- inane ,
- insipid ,
- jejune ,
- lovey-dovey ,
- loving ,
- moonstruck ,
- namby-pamby ,
- nostalgic ,
- overacted ,
- overemotional ,
- oversentimental ,
- passionate ,
- rosewater ,
- saccharine ,
- sad ,
- sentimental ,
- sentimentalized ,
- silly ,
- soapy ,
- softhearted ,
- sorrowful ,
- sticky ,
- sugary ,
- sweet ,
- syrupy ,
- tearful ,
- teary ,
- tender ,
- touching ,
- vapid ,
- visionary ,
- weepy .
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How to use "Tear-jerking" in context?
When you think about it, we often use the word "tear-jerking" in relation to movies and TV shows we watch. But this term is actually derived from literature and refers to a type of storytelling in which the reader or viewer experiences a strong emotional reaction. The most common tear-jerking moments in novels, movies, and TV shows occur when a character is faced with an insurmountable obstacle and eventually overcome it, or when a loved one dies.
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