crying (for)

present participle of cry (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crying (for)
Verb
  • Safdie embraced Johnson and his co-star Emily Blunt during the ovation, weeping alongside him.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Family matriarch Donna Adelson was scolded by a judge Thursday for weeping in the courtroom after being convicted of orchestrating a 2014 murder-for-hire plot of her former son-in-law, a prominent Florida State University law professor.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Nathalie Flores, Vice President of Carbon Markets and Strategic Accounts at StoneX Group, kicked off an audience Q&A session by asking about how companies should give back.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This has created bottlenecks for social workers and police officers who often struggle to find spots for people voluntarily asking to get clean.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The deputies ultimately roll him over before putting on handcuffs as Mull can be heard moaning in pain.
    Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The recognizable munchies didn't stop the cast members from moaning, groaning and throwing up as usual.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sequins, rhinestones, and that dazzling aqua-orange palette are practically begging to be worn, danced in, and yes, painted right onto our nails.
    Abby Dupes, Allure, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Hours earlier, his team was begging us & the Adams campaign to join their publicity stunt lawsuit against @ABC7.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Crying (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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