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- Dictionarycrying/ˈkrʌɪɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the shedding of tears; weeping: "the crying of a child was heard"
- 2. the making of a loud characteristic call by a bird or other animal.
adjective
- 1. shedding tears; weeping: "a crying baby"
- 2. very great or extreme: "it would be a crying shame to let it all go to waste"
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CRYING definition: 1. the act of crying, or the sound of someone crying: 2. very serious and needing urgent…. Learn more.
1. : to call loudly : shout. She cried out for help. 2. : to shed tears often noisily : weep, sob. The child began to cry after she dropped her ice-cream cone. 3. : to utter a characteristic sound or call. heard the seagulls crying. 4. : to require or suggest strongly a remedy or disposition (see disposition sense 2b)
The act of crying has been defined as "a complex secretomotor phenomenon characterized by the shedding of tears from the lacrimal apparatus, without any irritation of the ocular structures", instead, giving a relief which protects from conjunctivitis. A related medical term is lacrimation, which also refers to non-emotional shedding of tears.
CRY definition: 1. to produce tears as the result of a strong emotion, such as unhappiness or pain: 2. to cry for…. Learn more.
Crying definition: demanding attention or remedy; critical; severe. See examples of CRYING used in a sentence.
noun. , plural cries. the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail. clamor; outcry. a fit of weeping: to have a good cry. the utterance or call of an animal. a political or party slogan. battle cry. an oral proclamation or announcement.
1. : calling for notice. a crying need. 2. : notorious, heinous. a crying shame. Synonyms. acute. burning. clamant. compelling. critical. dire. emergent. exigent. imperative. imperious. importunate.
