crying

crying /'kraiiɳ/
  • tính từ
    • khóc lóc, kêu la
    • rõ ràng, hiển nhiên; trắng trợn
      • a crying injustice: sự bất công trắng trợn

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): cry, outcry, cry, crying


Xem thêm: weeping, tears, yelling, shouting, clamant, exigent, insistent, instant, crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation, yell, war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, watchword, shout, shout out, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall, weep, exclaim, cry out, outcry, call out, shout, blazon out



crying

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); weeping, tears

    I hate to hear the crying of a child

    she was in tears

    adj.

  • noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; yelling, shouting

    a crying mass of rioters

    shouting fans

    the yelling fiend

  • demanding attention; clamant, exigent, insistent, instant

    clamant needs

    a crying need

    regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger

    an instant need

  • conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank

    a crying shame

    an egregious lie

    flagrant violation of human rights

    a glaring error

    gross ineptitude

    gross injustice

    rank treachery

    n.

  • a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation

    the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience

  • a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); yell

    a cry of rage

    a yell of pain

  • a slogan used to rally support for a cause; war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, watchword

    a cry to arms

    our watchword will be `democracy'

  • a fit of weeping

    had a good cry

  • the characteristic utterance of an animal

    animal cries filled the night

    v.

  • utter a sudden loud cry; shout, shout out, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall

    she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle

    I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me

  • shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; weep

    She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death

    The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs

  • utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; exclaim, cry out, outcry, call out, shout

    `I won!' he exclaimed

    `Help!' she cried

    `I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost

  • proclaim or announce in public; blazon out

    before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news

    He cried his merchandise in the market square

  • demand immediate action

    This situation is crying for attention

  • utter a characteristic sound

    The cat was crying

  • bring into a particular state by crying

    The little boy cried himself to sleep


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

cries|cried|crying
syn.: bawl sob wail weep

ant.: laugh