crying

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/

Adjective

crying (not comparable)

1. That cries.

   The crying child on the street was evidently lost.

2. That demands action or attention.

   There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.

3. That deserves rebuke or censure.

   It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!

Translations

• Russian: пла́чущий

Noun

crying

1. The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.

   Their constant cryings kept us awake!

Translations

• French: pleur
• German: Weinen
• Portuguese: choro
• Russian: плач
• Spanish: llanto

Verb

1. present participle of cry#English|cry

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