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[ krahy-ing ] / ˈkraɪ ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crying ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedemanding attention or remedy; critical; severe: a crying evil. reprehensible; odious; notorious: a crying shame. Origin of cryingFirst recorded in 1300–50, crying is from the Middle English word cryenge.See cry, -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM cryingcry·ing·ly, adverbun·cry·ing, adjectiveWords nearby cryingcry, crying, cry down, cryesthesia, cry for, cry havoc, crying, crying towel, crymo-, crymodynia, crymophilic, crymophylactic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cryingThis is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud. Will Chris Christie Regret His Cowboy Hug?|Matt Lewis|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST The “crying” incident is thought to have hurt Muskie in the primary--which he won handily, but with under 50 percent of the vote. The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Teachers are told never to put an arm around a crying child. Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST After my crying spell stopped, I gritted my teeth, tucked my crutch under my right arm, and turned to my husband. You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suddenly, you are crying, breathless, raging, and on quieter days just going through the motions. Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook|Tim Teeman|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Many women and children were crying because they had been separated from relatives and friends. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918|Various Then he saw that she was crying in the bitterness of vexation, and swung round on his music-stool without getting up. The Nebuly Coat|John Meade Falkner She sank into an armchair sobbing and crying, and covered her face with her hands. The Lady of Lynn|Walter Besant What he would have added we couldn't tell, but suddenly he darted off, crying out, 'What for you kick my?' The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844|William C. Hunter Then a strange sound was heard in their lonely little lodge—the crying of a child. The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence
British Dictionary definitions for crying
adjective(prenominal) notorious; lamentable (esp in the phrase crying shame) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cryingsobbing, mourning, sorrowing, pressing, compelling, tearful, critical, crucial, severe, urgent |