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crying

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Etymology

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From cry ‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ

Adjective

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crying (not comparable)

  1. That cries.
    The crying child on the street was evidently lost.
  2. That demands action or attention.
    There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.
  3. That deserves rebuke or censure.
    It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!

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Noun

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crying (countable and uncountable, plural cryings)

  1. The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.
    Their constant cryings kept us awake!
    • 1848, The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal:
      […] their breathings, cryings, and excretings would have been damaged […]

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Verb

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crying

  1. present participle and gerund of cry

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