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turned on the waterworks

turned on the waterworks is the simple past and past participle of turn on the waterworks.

Meaning of turn on the waterworks

Verb

turn on the waterworks (third-person singular simple present turns on the waterworks, present participle turning on the waterworks, simple past and past participle turned on the waterworks)

  1. (figuratively, informal) To start crying, especially in an insincere or annoying way.

Questions about turned on the waterworks

What is turned on the waterworks the simple past and past participle of?
Turned on the waterworks is the simple past and past participle of turn on the waterworks.

Words near turned on the waterworks in the dictionary

  1. turned of
  2. turned off
  3. turned on
  4. turned on its head
  5. turned on one's heel
  6. turned on the waterworks
  7. turned one's back
  8. turned one's coat
  9. turned one's color
  10. turned one's life around
  11. turned one's life upside down

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