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not a dry eye in the house
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(Definition of not a dry eye in the house from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Weeping and crying
Synonyms and related words:
- bawl verb (CRY)
- blubber verb
- boohoo exclamation
- burst out laughing/crying idiom
- crocodile tears noun
- crumple verb
- cry-baby noun
- lachrymose adjective
- mist (sth) over/up phrasal verb
- misty-eyed adjective
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- snivel verb
- snuffle verb, noun
- sob your heart out idiom
- tear noun 2
- teardrop noun
- weep verb (CRY)
- weepy adjective
- weepy noun
- wept verb
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