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crying (for)

verb

Definition of crying (for)next
present participle of cry (for)
1
as in wailing (for)

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2
as in clamoring (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crying (for)
  1. weeping
  2. asking
  3. moaning
  4. begging
Verb
  • Playing a raging narcissist intoxicated with her own vocal calisthenics, Scherzinger gets one of the movie’s rare amusing moments, warbling in airy Mariah Carey melisma style even while weeping.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The character is a man of few words, which is understandable after an opening shot of him weeping over a large gravestone with two smaller ones beside it tells us how much he’s lost.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of weeping
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  • Leo July 23 – August 22 Your world may be asking you to stretch.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The opportunities are in docs for now, but Sloss told Deadline that members are already asking about potential investment in non-doc projects.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of asking
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  • At the same time, Plog placed a phone call to a relative and can be heard moaning and screaming in pain.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Hall wrote in his report that Hamilton lay down in the backseat of the police vehicle, moaning and not responding, prompting first responders to give him Narcan.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of moaning
Verb
  • There is a genuinely good vehicle underneath all of this EX30 design just begging to come out.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Carroll himself called Plaschke after that, begging for a shot.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of begging
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“Crying (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying%20%28for%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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