crying
adjective
[ ˈkrʌɪɪŋ ]
• shedding tears.
• "a crying baby"
• very great.
• "it would be a crying shame to let it all go to waste"
crying
noun
• the shedding of tears.
• "the crying of a child was heard"
• the making of a loud characteristic call by a bird or other animal.
cry
verb
• shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.
• "don't cry—it'll be all right"
Similar:
weep,
shed tears,
sob,
wail,
be in tears,
cry one's eyes out,
cry one's heart out,
bawl,
howl,
snivel,
whimper,
whine,
squall,
mewl,
bleat,
lament,
grieve,
mourn,
keen,
greet,
boohoo,
blub,
blubber,
turn on the waterworks,
grizzle,
pule,
plain,
• shout or scream, typically to express fear, pain, or grief.
• "the centre forward cried in pain as he went down under the challenge"
Similar:
call,
shout,
exclaim,
sing out,
yell,
shriek,
scream,
screech,
bawl,
bellow,
roar,
whoop,
yowl,
squeal,
yelp,
yawp,
holler,
yoo-hoo,
cooee,
ejaculate,
vociferate,
ululate,
• (of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call.
• "at the shoreline, gulls cried overhead"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘ask for earnestly or loudly’): from Old French crier (verb), cri (noun), from Latin quiritare ‘raise a public outcry’, literally ‘call on the Quirites (Roman citizens) for help’.
