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21 set 2017
- Chinês Tradicional (Taiwan)
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'Frequent fliers may have found themselves – or at least witnessed others – welling up at the most innocuous of films while on a long airline journey.'
What does 'welling up' mean?
'Frequent fliers may have found themselves – or at least witnessed others – welling up at the most innocuous of films while on a long airline journey.'
What does 'welling up' mean?
What does 'welling up' mean?
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- Inglês (RU)
It's when tears build up in your eyes. Basically it means to become emotional - people being more emotionally sensitive to movies when they fly
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- Chinês Tradicional (Taiwan)
@himando I see! Thank you so much!
So I can use 'well up' to describe when someone's about to cry right?
So I can use 'well up' to describe when someone's about to cry right?
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