Definitions for crying

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crying cry·ing

Spelling: [krahy-ing]

IPA: /ˈkraɪ ɪŋ/

Crying is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 57 anagrams from letters in crying (cginry).

Definitions for crying

noun

1. the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
2. clamor; outcry.
3. a fit of weeping:
4. the utterance or call of an animal.
5. a political or party slogan.
6. battle cry.
7. an oral proclamation or announcement.
8. a call of wares for sale, services available, etc., as by a street vendor.
9. public report.
10. an opinion generally expressed.
11. an entreaty; appeal.
12. Fox Hunting. a pack of hounds. a continuous baying of a hound or a pack in following a scent.

Idioms

1. a far cry, quite some distance; a long way. only remotely related; very different:
2. cry havoc. havoc (def 4).
3. cry one's eyes / heart out, to cry excessively or inconsolably:
4. cry over spilled / spilt milk. milk (def 10).
5. in full cry, in hot pursuit:

adjective

1. demanding attention or remedy; critical; severe:
2. reprehensible; odious; notorious:

Verb phrases

1. cry down, to disparage; belittle:
2. cry off, to break a promise, agreement, etc.:
3. cry up, to praise; extol:

verb (used with object)

1. to utter or pronounce loudly; call out.
2. to announce publicly as for sale; advertise:
3. to beg or plead for; implore:
4. to bring (oneself) to a specified state by weeping:

verb (used without object)

1. to utter inarticulate sounds, especially of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears.
2. to weep; shed tears, with or without sound.
3. to call loudly; shout; yell (sometimes followed by out).
4. to demand resolution or strongly indicate a particular disposition:
5. to give forth vocal sounds or characteristic calls, as animals; yelp; bark.
6. (of a hound or pack) to bay continuously and excitedly in following a scent.
7. (of tin) to make a noise, when bent, like the crumpling of paper.

Origin of crying

First recorded in 1300-50, crying is from the Middle English word cryenge. See cry, -ing²

Examples for crying

Teachers are told never to put an arm around a crying child.

Maggie had stood on the hearthrug, in her large white apron, crying.

After my crying spell stopped, I gritted my teeth, tucked my crutch under my right arm, and turned to my husband.

If you have the pleasure of scolding, I surely can have that of crying.

The “crying” incident is thought to have hurt Muskie in the primary--which he won handily, but with under 50 percent of the vote.

She dropped her head on his arm, and he saw that she was crying.

This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.

Her voice was muffled, and he knew then that she was crying.

Suddenly, you are crying, breathless, raging, and on quieter days just going through the motions.

She had come through so much that every nerve was crying in passionate protest.