larmoyer

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to weep, sob
  2. (intransitive) to build up with tears; water up
  3. (intransitive) to whine, whinge
  4. (intransitive) to drip

Pronounced as (IPA)
/laʁ.mwa.je/
Etymology

In summary

From Old French larmoiier, from Vulgar Latin *lacrimizāre. Synchronically larme (“teardrop”) + -oyer (verb-forming suffix).

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