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. Bhim Bahadur Gurung:

   She wants to go home, she has been crying for her mother. My wife wants to come here, but it's very difficult. She has to look after the baby and besides, the journey is long.

2. Alamzeb Khan:

   There was no one to help the others. Everybody was saving his or her own life. Within no time, there were human bodies lying upon each other. Those underneath were screaming in pain and crying for help but there was no one to help.

3. Dan Fogelman:

   Guilt Trip's not something I certainly set out to do, but again, like it means something is being done right, i think crying -- because Guilt Trip's funny to put tissue box emoji on things on Twitter -- Guilt Trip becomes like an overarching narrative, and I get Guilt Trip. Guilt Trip's actually Guilt Trip, but I think Guilt Trip almost can make the power of what we're trying to do feel a little bit smaller because it seems like,' Oh, he's just trying to make you cry.'.

4. Mark Drinkwater:

   Sea level rise can have huge economic and societal impacts. ... We have been crying out for instruments like this, these satellites are showing how much mass has been lost.

5. Flor Solache:

   That’s when Flor Solache ran into his home, where his mom discovered him frightened. I was fixing them something to eat when I heard him slam the door and lock it. He was just crying, having a panic attack. He told me,' somebody tried to take me, mommy, ’.

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