turn on the waterworks

English - Turkish

Definition of turn on the waterworks in English Turkish dictionary

gözyaşı dökmek

English - English

Definition of turn on the waterworks in English English dictionary

cry very loudly and profusely

Hyphenation

turn on the wa·ter·works

Turkish pronunciation

tırn ôn dhi wôtırwırks

Pronunciation

/ˈtərn ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈwôtərˌwərks/ /ˈtɜrn ˈɔːn ðiː ˈwɔːtɜrˌwɜrks/

Etymology

[ 't&rn ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan & turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare, from Latin, to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe, from Greek tornos; partly from Old French torner, tourner to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare; akin to Latin.