Definitions
How to pronounce crying:
Crying - as a noun
The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
Example: "I hate to hear the crying of a child"
Crying - as an adjective satellite
Crying - as a verb
To shed tears; to weep.
Example: "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.
Example: "Tonight i'll cry myself to sleep."
To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.
Example: "To cry goods"
Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
Crying - as an adjective
That cries.
Example: "The crying child on the street was evidently lost."
That demands action or attention.
Example: "There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country."
That deserves rebuke or censure.
Example: "It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!"
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
CRYING has a SCRABBLE points total of 12.
CRYING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 14.
CRYING has a WORDFEUD points total of 14.
