What does crying mean?
Definitions for crying
ˈkraɪ ɪŋcry·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word crying.
Princeton's WordNet
crying, weeping, tearsadjective
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"
clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instantadjective
demanding attention
"clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rankadjective
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"
Wiktionary
cryingnoun
Action of the verb to cry.
Their constant cryings kept us awake!
cryingadjective
That demands action or attention.
There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.
cryingadjective
That deserves rebuke or censure.
It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!
Wikipedia
Crying
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" is a song written by songwriter Fred Rose. Originally performed by Roy Acuff, the song has been covered by many artists, including Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Russell, and Charley Pride. Most notably, the song was recorded by Willie Nelson as part of his 1975 album Red Headed Stranger. Both the song and album became iconic in country music history, and revived Nelson's success as a singer and recording artist.
ChatGPT
crying
Crying is the act of shedding tears as a result of intense emotions such as sadness, pain, frustration, or joy. It is a natural physiological response in humans characterized by the secretion of tears from the lacrimal glands, often accompanied by changes in facial expressions, vocalizations, and body language. Crying serves as a communicative and emotional release mechanism, allowing individuals to express and process their emotions.
Webster Dictionary
Crying
of Cry
Cryingadjective
calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous; as, a crying evil
Wikidata
Crying
"Crying" is a ballad written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson that was a hit for Orbison.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Crying
To utter an inarticulate, characteristic sound in order to communicate or express a feeling, or desire for attention.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'crying' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3996
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Anagrams for crying »
cringy
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of crying in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of crying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of crying in a Sentence
We see people coming out just terrorized. They're crying one by one. They're being told that their child has passed on.
She heard the shots and crying.
If we don't have the systematic reform that this moment in The America of 2020 is crying out for, then we are going to continue to see hashtag after hashtag, protest after protest, and cities burning all across The America of 2020.
There was no suspicion there at all until I saw our friends come up from the stairs after we landed -- that's when I knew it's happening, i just started crying. I tried to hold it in, but emotions just took over.
She's crying on TV. She's tried everything else, she doesn't have any other cards to play. All of her countrymen know it and currency crises tend to topple governments more than anything else.
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