Definitions for Crying
ˈkraɪ ɪŋCry·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. crying, weeping, tears(adj)

   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, instant(adj)

   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, rank(adj)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. crying(Noun)

   Action of the verb to cry.

   Their constant cryings kept us awake!

2. crying(Adjective)

   That demands action or attention.

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

3. crying(Adjective)

   That deserves rebuke or censure.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Crying

   of Cry

2. Crying(adj)

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Anagrams for Crying »

1. cringy

How to pronounce Crying?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Rita Moreno:

   One time when I found some lingerie that was not mine, I just went home devastated, weeping and crying — and something wonderful happened the next day.

2. RVM:

   There are people who are dancing through Life and others who are crying through Life. The irony is that Life is the same—what we do is purely our Choice. -RVM

3. Evangelina McCrary:

   I was so relieved, so thankful, I started crying myself.

4. Rob Sanderson:

   I don't think there's going to be too many people crying for them to start monetizing other properties anytime soon because the core business is so strong.

5. Deborah Perruzza:

   I had police officers crying in my lap.

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