Might mean (unverified): Express excessive, exaggerated emotional distress.
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verb:  (idiomatic, often sarcastic) To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.
verb:  (idiomatic, usually sarcastic, by extension) To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.

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