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Meaning crying meaning

What does crying mean?

crying

— noun (= tears) the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) I hate to hear the crying of a child she was in tears — adjective (= egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible a crying shame an egregious lie flagrant violation of human rights a glaring error gross ineptitude gross injustice rank treachery — adjective (= clamant, exigent, insistent, instant) demanding attention clamant needs a crying need regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous — H.L.Mencken insistent hunger an instant need

Synonyms crying synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as crying?

crying English » English

weeping screaming shouting wailing roaring lamentation yelling tearful sobbing flagrant clamant mourning gross glaring calling bawling whining urgent tears rank instant insistent howling exigent egregious cry yelping wide weepy weep ululation tinkling teary tearing tearfully tear sounding shrieking shedding tears scandalous quack profession of a crier pressing outrageous outcry notorious noisy making a sound major lots

Topics crying topics

What do people use crying to talk about?

Person Life Die

Mourn

What noises do people make to show they are mourning?

bewail crying groan moan sigh wail weep

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Cry, tear

What words refer to starting to cry?

start to cry start crying burst into tears break down turn on the waterworks get teary

States Quantity Enough

Need

What words refer to needing something very much?

be desperate for be crying out for can't do without be dependent on depend on rely on be reliant on badly need

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