crying (for)

present participle of cry (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crying (for)
Verb
  • One, there's not a lot of moisture weeping out onto your pie crust.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In June 2024, police released a video showing Quintana-Lujan weeping into his phone moments after the crash.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In that appeal, prosecutors are asking the Supreme Court to give them permission to appeal the order for a new trial, which prosecutors contend was improper.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Royal says that her uncle, Philip, Slough’s brother, is a solicitor in the UK and he’s written to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the UK, asking it to investigate their family's case with Swiss authorities.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ellis could be heard moaning and could be seen lying on the ground.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The patient is actually a training dummy that instructors can manipulate into yelling, moaning, retching, suffering blood pressure spikes, heart attacks and other medical emergencies.
    Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As summer winds down and your strands have endured heatwaves, pool days, and sweaty workouts, your curls might be begging for a break.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
  • If anything, people were begging me to stop.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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