crying
[ krahy-ing ]
/ ˈkraɪ ɪŋ /
adjective
demanding attention or remedy; critical; severe: a crying evil.
reprehensible; odious; notorious: a crying shame.
Origin of crying
OTHER WORDS FROM crying
cry·ing·ly, adverb un·cry·ing, adjectiveWords nearby crying
cryalgesia,
cryanesthesia,
crybaby,
crybully,
cryesthesia,
crying,
crying shame, a,
crying towel,
crymo-,
crymodynia,
crymophilic
Definition for crying (2 of 2)
Origin of cry
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English
crien < Anglo-French, Old French
crier < Vulgar Latin
*crītāre for Latin
quirītāre to cry out in protest, make a public cry; associated by folk etymology with
Quirītēs
Quirites; (noun) < Anglo-French, Old French
cri, noun derivative of the v.
synonym study for cry
3.
Cry,
shout,
bellow,
roar refer to kinds of loud articulate or inarticulate sounds.
Cry is the general word:
to cry out. To
shout is to raise the voice loudly in uttering words or other articulate sounds:
He shouted to his companions.
Bellow refers to the loud, deep cry of a bull, moose, etc., or, somewhat in deprecation, to human utterance that suggests such a sound:
The speaker bellowed his answer.
Roar refers to a deep, hoarse, rumbling or vibrant cry, often of tumultuous volume:
The crowd roared approval.
OTHER WORDS FROM cry
coun·ter·cry, noun, plural coun·ter·cries.Example sentences from the Web for crying
British Dictionary definitions for crying (1 of 2)
crying
/ (ˈkraɪɪŋ) /
adjective
(prenominal)
notorious; lamentable (esp in the phrase crying shame)
British Dictionary definitions for crying (2 of 2)
cry
/ (kraɪ) /
verb cries, crying or cried
noun plural cries
Word Origin for cry
C13: from Old French
crier, from Latin
quirītāre to call for help