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  • past tense form of cry.
  • past participle of cry.
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cried

American  
[krahyd] / kraɪd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of cry.


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Dakota Ditcheva says she has "cried non-stop" after breaking both of her hands in the win over Denise Kielholtz - just months after recovering from similar injuries.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“I cried the first time I read that scene,” Hunnam recalls.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

One gripped the badge of his red Spanish football shirt and cried: "Viva Espana!"

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

She cried afterward, as her family draped her in leis.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

I felt a rush of gratitude and relief so intense I could have cried as he grabbed my other wrist.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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