# crying

Pronunciation: say "KRY-ing" /ˈkɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of cry. — present participle and gerund of cry
   - Simple: Present participle of cry. Use this form for something happening right now, often after is, was, or were.
   - _The child sat crying softly in the corner of the room._
   - _Crying over the bad news, she could barely finish her sentence._

## Noun

2. The act of weeping, or of shouting and calling out loudly.
   - Simple: The act of weeping or shouting out loud.
   - _The crying from the next room grew louder as the storm rolled in._
   - _All that crying left her exhausted and red-eyed by morning._

## Adjective

3. Demanding urgent action or attention; pressing to the point of desperation.
   - Simple: So urgent that something must be done about it right away.
   - _Aid workers described a crying need for medical supplies in the camp._
   - _The report highlighted a crying demand for affordable housing downtown._
4. Bad enough to deserve blame or strong criticism; deplorable.
   - Simple: So bad that it deserves to be blamed or criticized.
   - _That such talent goes unrecognized is a crying shame._
   - _It was a crying injustice that the workers were never paid._
5. That weeps or sheds tears.
   - Simple: Having tears coming out of the eyes.
   - _She picked up the crying infant and rocked it gently._
   - _A crying toddler clung to her father's leg in the busy terminal._

## Origin

Formed from "cry" plus the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/crying (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).