What does crying mean?

Definitions for crying
ˈkraɪ ɪŋcry·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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"

  2. 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"

  3. 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

  1. cryingnoun

    Action of the verb to cry.

    Their constant cryings kept us awake!

  2. cryingadjective

    That demands action or attention.

    There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.

  3. cryingadjective

    That deserves rebuke or censure.

    It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!

Wikipedia

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Crying

    of Cry

  2. Cryingadjective

    calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous; as, a crying evil

Wikidata

  1. Crying

    "Crying" is a ballad written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson that was a hit for Orbison.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Crying

    To utter an inarticulate, characteristic sound in order to communicate or express a feeling, or desire for attention.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'crying' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3996

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of crying in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of crying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of crying in a Sentence

  1. Selena Gomez:

    People can call me ugly or stupid and I’m like, Whatever. But these people get detailed, they write paragraphs that are so specific and mean. I would constantly be crying. I constantly had anxiety. I couldn’t do it anymore. It was a waste of my time.

  2. Andrew Lincoln:

    I love this show. It means everything to me. I love the people who make this show, i promise not to cry. I've done enough crying on screen.

  3. Tim McGraw:

    When I tried to sing it, every time I got to the chorus when it got to the' I Called Mama' line, I fell apart and I couldn't sing Tim McGraw new song because I would just start crying, that's when I knew I needed to cut it and see how it was going to turn out.

  4. Tyler Perry:

    I wan na apologize to the academy. I wan na apologize to all my fellow nominees, this is a beautiful moment and I'm not crying for winning an award. It's not about winning an award for me, it's about being able to shine light on all of the people.

  5. Marty Lyons:

    Ive had people reply back : When I read the book, I found Marty Lyons laughing and I found Marty Lyons crying, and at the end of the book, I found Marty Lyons inspired, i know for me writing it, it was an emotional roller coaster.

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