Background for crying

crying

/kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/

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verb

To shed tears; to weep.

Examples :

"That sad movie always makes me cry."

emotion body human sensation

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verb

To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

Examples :

"The teacher cried out, "Everyone, quiet in the library!" "

communication sound action language

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verb

To shout, scream, yell.

Examples :

"The coach was crying instructions from the sidelines, trying to be heard over the crowd's noise. "

sound communication language action

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verb

To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.

Examples :

"The baby was crying softly, making inarticulate sounds. "

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verb

To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.

Examples :

"Her constant crying cried her parents into giving in to her demands. "

emotion human action

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verb

To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.

Examples :

"to cry goods"

communication language media sound

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verb

Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

Examples :

"The vicar will be crying the banns for Sarah and John next Sunday. "

family communication religion tradition

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noun

The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.

Examples :

"Their constant cryings kept us awake!"

emotion action human

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adjective

Examples :

"The crying child on the street was evidently lost."

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adjective

That demands action or attention.

Examples :

"There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country."

demand attitude action emotion

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adjective

That deserves rebuke or censure.

Examples :

"It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!"

moral value attitude character guilt