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crying - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'crying' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crying [ a.]
- Calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous; as, a crying evil.
2 . Crying [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Cry

Meaning of 'crying' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . crying [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
Example in sentence:
  • I hate to hear the crying of a child;
  • she was in tears
2 . crying [ s]
Meaning (2):
- demanding attention
Example in sentence:
  • a crying need;
  • an instant need;
  • clamant needs;
  • insistent hunger;
  • regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous
Meaning (3):
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Example in sentence:
  • a crying shame;
  • a glaring error;
  • an egregious lie;
  • flagrant violation of human rights;
  • gross ineptitude;
  • gross injustice;
  • rank treachery

Nearby Words:

cry cryal cryer cryohydrate cryolite cryophorus crypt cryptal cryptic cryptical

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