transcription, транскрипция: [ mɔ:dlɪn ]
1.
If you describe someone as maudlin , you mean that they are being sad and sentimental in a foolish way, perhaps because of drinking alcohol.
Jimmy turned maudlin after three drinks.
...maudlin self-pity.
ADJ
2.
If you describe a song, book, or film as maudlin , you are criticizing it for being very sentimental.
...the most maudlin song of all time.
...a hugely entertaining (if over-long and maudlin) movie.
ADJ [ disapproval ]