crying

From cry + -ing.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ

crying (not comparable)

1. That cries.

   Synonyms: in tears, sobbing, weeping; see also Thesaurus:crying

   The crying child on the street was evidently lost.

2. That demands action or attention; desperate.

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

3. That deserves rebuke or censure; deplorable.

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

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 […]

crying

1. present participle and gerund of cry

• cringy