crying

cry·ing

adj \ˈkrī-iŋ\

Definition of CRYING

1

: calling for notice <a crying need>

2

: notorious, heinous <a crying shame>

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

Related Words: demanding, extreme, immediate, insistent, intense, overriding; crucial, desperate, grave, life-and-death (also life-or-death), serious, severe, vital; dangerous, explosive, hazardous, perilous, precarious, unstable

Near Antonyms: incidental, low-pressure, minor, negligible, trivial, unimportant; nonthreatening, safe, stable

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Rhymes with CRYING

flying, lying, trying