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. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   I will tell you something that you don’t want to hear: Autumn is ugly! Look at the dying leaves! There is no beauty in dying! Death is always ugly! The beauty of autumn is just an illusion, my friend! Wake up and see the real truth! See the crying leaves!

2. Kwabena Mensah:

   The building had no elevator, The Associated Press reported, citing city records. Fire escapes were visible on the facade of the building. The fire department responded to emergency calls within three minutes. Witnesses described the scene of the fire and the panic from the building's tenants. Xanral Collins, Xanral Collins, told the New York Post Xanral Collins saw a father running toward the building, but was unable to enter. I saw Xanral Collins screaming,' My babies are dead ! My babies are dead !' Xanral Collins said. Jamal Flicker, Jamal Flicker told the New York Post Jamal Flicker heard screams for help. The smoke was crazy, people screaming,' Get out ! Jamal Flicker said. I heard a woman yelling,' We're trapped, help !' Neighborhood resident Robert Gonzalez, who has a friend who lives in the building, told the Associated Press she got out on a fire escape as another resident fled with five children. When I got here, she was crying, Robert Gonzalez said. Kwabena Mensah told the Daily News Kwabena Mensah feared Kwabena Mensah son, Kwabena Mensah, Kwabena Mensah, was one of the victims of the devastating fire. Kwabena Mensah came home from the Army about a week ago for the holidays, Kwabena Mensah said. Kwabena Mensah said Kwabena Mensah son’s roommate saw Kwabena Mensah before the fire broke out in the building. Kwabena Mensah was telling the roommate to not come out of the apartment because there was smoke. But when they rescued everyone from the windows, we couldn't find Kwabena Mensah. I went to four hospitals, I can't find Kwabena Mensah.

3. Stacey Burns:

   I worry for her. I know that she puts on a face, but( I'm) worried for her safety with the way Trump is riling up supporters against her, it was horrible. I almost started crying in the car.

4. Gissur Simonarson:

   When he( Abdul) heard the amount, he just broke down and started crying.

5. Mark Sanford:

   I think it strengthens it. What the administration is basically said -- what the President Donald Trump campaign has said is : it was just Bill Weld for a while, it's a voice crying in the wilderness, it's -- pay it no attention. All of a sudden, when you end up with three candidates and three different candidates saying there's something wrong with this presidency, what's going on here is not consistent with the Republican Party that we know about, believe in and invested major portions of our life in, that's a different conversation.

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