crying[adjective]Synonyms: pressing, burning, clamant, clamorous, dire, exigent, imperative, importunate, instant, urgent, outrageous, atrocious, desperate, heinous, monstrous, scandalous, shocking
Related Words: necessary,
needed [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. cry‧ing1 /ˈkraɪ-ɪŋ/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
cry,
crying,
outcry;
verb:
cry;
adjective:
crying]
1. it’s a crying shame spoken used to say that something is very sad or upsetting:
It would be a crying shame if the village shop closed down.2. crying need for something a serious need for something:
There is a crying need for doctors. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. crying2 noun [uncountable] [
Word Family: noun:
cry,
crying,
outcry;
verb:
cry;
adjective:
crying]
when someone produces tears from their eyes, usually because they are unhappy or hurt:
As he neared her tent he heard the sound of crying. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲