waterworks
/ˈwɔ·t̬ərˌwɜrks/, /ˈwɑt̬·ər-/ n [U] infml (CRYING)Definition
› crying: The show ended, and then the waterworks started. Whenever she gets frustrated or angry, she turns on the waterworks (= starts to cry).
(Definition of waterworks n (CRYING) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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