crying

[krahy-ing]

adjective

1. demanding attention or remedy; critical; severe.

   a crying evil.

2. reprehensible; odious; notorious.

   a crying shame.

crying

/ ˈkraɪɪŋ /

adjective

1. (prenominal) notorious; lamentable (esp in the phrase crying shame )

Other Word Forms

• cryingly adverb
• uncrying adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crying¹

First recorded in 1300–50, crying is from the Middle English word cryenge. See cry, -ing ²

Example Sentences

“Today I’m crying from happiness and hope, not sadness.”

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“I would be crying and just cursing, but honestly, to replace one cube is not so difficult,” he said.

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"It's unbelievable... You couldn't stop crying," he said.

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I always said it was a miracle any work ever got done just because we’d always be on the floor crying, laughing.

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And I grew up crying in dressing rooms.

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