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crying

[ krahy-ing ]

adjective

  1. demanding attention or remedy; critical; severe:

    a crying evil.

  2. reprehensible; odious; notorious:

    a crying shame.



crying

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. prenominal notorious; lamentable (esp in the phrase crying shame )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • iԲ· adverb
  • ܲ·iԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crying1

First recorded in 1300–50, crying is from the Middle English word cryenge. See cry, -ing 2
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If there's one thing every politician and strategist from every party seems to agree on, it is that people are crying out for things to be better.

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She was studying it, and then said 'it's OK dad, I don't think they can see me crying'.

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She said her school, which is in the Northern Trust, had been "crying out for a nurse" for years.

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"It's her mentality. Last season, when they lost at Liverpool and they thought they had thrown the league title away, I remember seeing Cuthbert on the pitch crying," said Dowie.

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"Every day that passes is further risking their lives. Every moment of hesitation is a crying shame."

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