CRYING
/kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/
12
Scrabble
14
WWF
C(3) R(1) Y(4) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition
/kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/
verb
- To shed tears; to weep.“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.“Tonight I'll cry myself to sleep.”
noun
- The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.“Their constant cryings kept us awake!”
adjective
- That cries.“The crying child on the street was evidently lost.”
- That demands action or attention.“There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.”
- That deserves rebuke or censure.“It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Front hooks: S-CRYING
