gözleri dolmak
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== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “to have one's eyes fill up”.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɟøz.leˈɾi doɫ.mak/
=== Verb ===
gözleri dolmak (third-person singular simple present gözleri dolar)
(idiomatic) to tear up (to start shedding tears)
=== Further reading ===
“gözleri dolmak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “göz”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “gözleri dolmak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1765