crying
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
crying (not comparable)
- 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!
Noun[edit]
crying (plural cryings)
- Action of the verb to cry.
- Their constant cryings kept us awake!
Verb[edit]
crying
- Present participle of cry.
