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crying

/kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To shed tears; to weep.
  2. To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
  3. To shout, scream, yell.
  4. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
  5. To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
  6. To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.
  7. The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.
  8. That cries.
  9. That demands action or attention.
  10. That deserves rebuke or censure.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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