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Crying has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

"I hate to hear the crying of a child"

"she was in tears"

2

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

"The loud crying that filled the stadium was hard to ignore during the championship game."

In plain English: Crying is when someone sheds tears because they are sad, hurt, or overwhelmed with emotion.

"The crying was so loud that everyone stopped talking to listen."

Usage: Use this noun to describe the sound made by someone crying out in pain, fear, or anger rather than tears shed from sadness. It is often confused with "tears," which refers specifically to liquid drops falling from eyes during emotional distress.

Verb
1

present participle of cry

"The crying baby woke everyone up in the house."

Adjective
1

demanding attention

"clamant needs"

"a crying need"

"regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"

"insistent hunger"

"an instant need"

2

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

"a crying shame"

"an egregious lie"

"flagrant violation of human rights"

"a glaring error"

"gross ineptitude"

"gross injustice"

"rank treachery"

3

That cries.

"The baby's crying was loud enough to wake everyone in the house."

Example Sentences
"The crying was so loud that everyone stopped talking to listen." noun
"The crying of the baby woke everyone up early in the morning." noun
"She listened to the crying during her long drive home from work." noun
"There was no stopping the crying after they heard the sad news." noun
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Origin

The word crying is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the base verb cry. This construction simply indicates the action of weeping or making loud sounds.

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