What is "crying" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does crying mean in English? Meaning of crying definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "crying" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "crying": the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

Noun

  • Meaning: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
  • Example: I hate to hear the crying of a child she was in tears
  • Synonyms: crying tears weeping
  • Hyponyms: bawling snivel sniveling sob sobbing wailing
  • Hypernyms: activity bodily function bodily process body process
  • Meaning of "crying": demanding attention

    Adjective

  • Meaning: demanding attention
  • Example: clamant needs a crying need regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous insistent hunger an instant need
  • Synonyms: clamant crying exigent insistent instant
  • Similar: imperative
  • Meaning of "crying": conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

    Adjective

  • Meaning: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  • Example: a crying shame an egregious lie flagrant violation of human rights a glaring error gross ineptitude gross injustice rank treachery
  • Synonyms: crying egregious flagrant glaring gross rank
  • Similar: conspicuous
  • Adjective: That demands action or attention. There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.That deserves rebuke or censure. It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!
  • Synonyms:

    sobbing, mourning, tearful, sorrowing, pressing, compelling, critical, crucial, severe, urgent,

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    crying in English: crying
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