Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

move someone to tears

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
move -some-one -to tears
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to cause to cry

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

moves someone to tears (present, singular) moving someone to tears (participle, present) moved someone to tears (participle, past) moved someone to tears (past)

Synonyms

reduce someone to tears

Questions

What does move someone to tears mean?
to cause to cry

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