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crying
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9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. crying
  2. cry
  3. crying bird
  4. crying hare
  5. cry back
  6. cry down
  7. cry off
  8. cry out
  9. cry up

cry·ing

adjective \ˈkrī-iŋ\

Definition of CRYING

1
: calling for notice <a crying need>
2
: notorious, heinous <a crying shame>
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Examples of CRYING

  1. <a crying need for more activities for young people in this town>

First Known Use of CRYING

circa 1605

Related to CRYING

Synonyms
burning, clamant, compelling, critical, acute, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, imperious, importunate, instant, necessitous, pressing, urgent
Antonyms
noncritical, nonurgent

Rhymes with CRYING

flying, lying, trying

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