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turns on the waterworks

turns on the waterworks is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 turns on the waterworks

What is turns on the waterworks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns on the waterworks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn on the waterworks.

Words near turns on the waterworks in the dictionary

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

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