crying
noun
- shedding tears as a response to an emotional state in humans
- speak loudly, yell, demand, possibly while weeping
adjective
- that exclaims/shouts/roars
- that wails/weeps
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English cry English -ing English crying From cry + -ing.
- That cries.
“The crying child on the street was evidently lost.”
- That demands action or attention; desperate.
“There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.”
- That deserves rebuke or censure; deplorable.
“It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English cry English -ing English crying From cry + -ing.
- The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.
“Their constant cryings kept us awake!”
“[…] their breathings, cryings, and excretings would have been damaged […]”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English cry English -ing English crying From cry + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of cry