English Explanatory Dictionary

crying

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That cries.
  2. That demands action or attention; desperate.
  3. That deserves rebuke or censure; deplorable.
noun
  1. The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of cry

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/ en-us-crying.ogg

Word forms

crying cryings

Etymology

From cry + -ing.

Synonyms

crying in tears sobbing sobful tearful weeping

Antonyms

cheering laughing smiling uncrying untearful unweeping

Derived words

asymmetric crying facies cryingly uncrying crying room
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