crying

[kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ]

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When someone is crying, they're usually showing strong emotions like sadness or happiness.

Crying is often used to describe when people show their feelings through tears and sometimes loud noises. When we say "she was crying all day," we mean she was visibly upset for a long time. But if we say "the baby was crying loudly in the store," it means the baby was making a lot of noise, which might be because they're uncomfortable or need something. Sometimes when people cry on TV or in a movie, it's just an actor showing emotions, but in real life, it can be much more intense and personal.

How common is "crying"?

Word crying is considered uncommon in modern English.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

verb

To shed tears; to weep.
Example: That sad movie always makes me cry.
To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
To shout, scream, yell.
To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
Example: Tonight I'll cry myself to sleep.
To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.
Example: to cry goods
Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

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noun

The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.
Example: Their constant cryings kept us awake!

adjective

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

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