crying (for)

Definition of crying (for)next
present participle of cry (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crying (for)
Verb
  • Petrescu looked over at Vidineac, who was weeping as the casket was lowered into the ground.
    Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Rice was surrounded by her legal team and her family at the time of the reading and immediately started weeping with her face in her hands.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The warning came after a key naval information group had proposed alternative shipping corridors on Saturday, asking shipowners to consider transiting the strait along the southern route with their transponder signals on.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 June 2026
  • The luxury market typically tops out in the $30-million to $40-million range in Orange County, though some properties are aiming higher, including a San Juan Capistrano ranch asking $85 million and an 11,500-square-foot mansion in Newport Coast listed for $68 million.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The process left Carruthers bleeding and moaning on May 21, according to the witness, Maria DeLiberato, senior counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union's Capital Punishment Project.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • The stuff with a load of people wearing wigs moaning about taxes just isn’t seen as very glamorous.
    Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • Its dressing—creamy from mayonnaise, subtly sweet from a touch of sugar—is begging for the pickle's salty acidity.
    Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The 2026 Toyota Crown is a tame but stylish family car, neither begging you to go off-road or to step on it around country mountains, but instead being an all-around great hauler with the quality Toyota’s known for.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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“Crying (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying%20%28for%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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