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crying
[ krahy-ing ]
/ ËkraÉȘ ÉȘĆ /
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adjective
demanding attention or remedy; critical; severe: a crying evil.
reprehensible; odious; notorious: a crying shame.
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Origin of crying
OTHER WORDS FROM crying
cry·ing·ly, adverbun·cry·ing, adjectiveWords nearby crying
cry, crying, cry down, cryesthesia, cry for, cry havoc, crying, crying towel, crymo-, crymodynia, crymophilic, crymophylactic
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British Dictionary definitions for crying
crying
/ (ËkraÉȘÉȘĆ) /
adjective
(prenominal) notorious; lamentable (esp in the phrase crying shame)
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