| NOUN | act | crying, weeping, tears | the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJECTIVE | all | crying, clamant, exigent, insistent, instant | demanding attention |
| all | crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank | conspicuously and outrageously bad / bad or reprehensible |
| Sounds | kray'ihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | demanding attention. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a crying need" | |
| Synonyms | clamant, exigent, insistent, instant | |
| Broader | imperative | requiring attention or action |
| Spanish | apremiante, inaplazable, insistente, perentorio, urgente | |
| Catalan | apressant, exigent, inaplaçable, insistent, peremptori, urgent | |
| Meaning | conspicuously and outrageously bad / bad or reprehensible. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a crying shame" | |
| Synonyms | egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank | |
| Broader | conspicuous | obvious to the eye or mind |
| Spanish | abominable, atroz, craso, escandaloso, flagrante, grave, tremendo | |
| Catalan | abominable, atroç, escandalós, flagrant | |
| Meaning | The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "I hate to hear the crying of a child" | |
| Synonyms | weeping, tears | |
| Narrower | snivel, sniveling | whining in a tearful manner |
| sob, sobbing | convulsive gasp made while weeping | |
| wailing, bawling | loud cries made while weeping | |
| Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| Spanish | lágrima, llanto, llorera, lloro | |
| Catalan | ploradissa, ploralla, plor | |
| Verbs | cry | shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain |
| cry | bring into a particular state by crying | |
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