Crying - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkraɪɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word crying
Brit.  |ˈkraɪɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word crying
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to cry

noun

- the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) (syn: weeping)
I hate to hear the crying of a child

adjective

- demanding attention (syn: clamant, exigent, insistent, instant)
a crying need
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible (syn: egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank)
a crying shame

Extra examples

...a crying need for more activities for young people in this town...

As he neared her tent he heard the sound of crying.

I hate to hear the crying of a child

I hear the baby crying.

The baby is crying. Is she okay?

She was crying with relief.

She'd never heard the sound of sea gulls crying by the shore.

...quiet a crying toddler with candy...

Stop crying and dry your eyes.

The crying child ran to his mother and collapsed in her arms.

...inhumane wardens who regularly ignored the crying children in their care...

He became maudlin and started crying like a child.

...the student was overmastered by the stress of taking the college placement test and broke down crying...

...a pettish baby who always seemed to be crying...

...at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle...

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