Word: tearjerking
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: tear
jerk
ing
Definition: Emotionally charged so as to induce sorrow.
Morphemes:
Affix: tear
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To produce tears.
Affix: jerk
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: yerk
Language: enm
Decoded: yerk
Meaning: sudden motion
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.