Definition of Tearjerkers

1. Noun. (plural of tearjerker) ¹

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Definition of Tearjerkers

1. tearjerker [n] - See also: tearjerker

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tearjerkers

tearier
teariest
tearily
teariness
tearinesses
tearing
tearing away
tearing down
tearing mode
tearingly
tearings
tearjerker
tearjerkers (current term)
tearjerking
tearjerkingly
tearless
tearlessly
tearlessness
tearlike
tearoom
tearooms
tearpit
tearpits
tearproof
tears
tears away
tears of wine

Literary usage of Tearjerkers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Maggie's Too by Paul E. Furdon (2001)
"If you recall, many of the movies in the late forties and early fifties featured plots that could only be described as tearjerkers. ..."

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