crying (verb)
1crying — 1. adjective /kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/ a) That demands action or attention. There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country. b) That deserves rebuke or censure. It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that! …
2Leben (Verb.) — 1. Allens, wat liewet, dat liewet gêrn. (Waldeck.) Holl.: Al, wat leven heeft ontvangen, gaat op losse en looze gangen. (Harrebomée, II, 19.) 2. Anders lebt man bei uns, anders zu Rom. 3. Aso lang man lebt, thur (darf) män nit reden; as män… …
3cry — [c]/kraɪ / (say kruy) verb (cried, crying) –verb (i) 1. to utter inarticulate sounds, especially of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears. 2. to weep; shed tears, with or without sound. 3. to call loudly; shout. 4. to give forth… …
4cry out — verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy (Freq. 10) I won! he exclaimed Help! she cried I m here, the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost • Syn: ↑exclaim, ↑cry, ↑outcry, ↑ …
5cry for — verb need badly or desperately This question cries out for an answer • Syn: ↑cry out for • Hypernyms: ↑necessitate, ↑ask, ↑postulate, ↑need, ↑require, ↑ …
6cry out for — verb need badly or desperately (Freq. 1) This question cries out for an answer • Syn: ↑cry for • Hypernyms: ↑necessitate, ↑ask, ↑postulate, ↑need, ↑ …
7cry — verb (cries, crying, cried) 1》 shed tears. 2》 shout or scream loudly. ↘(of a hawker) proclaim (wares) for sale. 3》 (of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call. 4》 (cry out for) demand as a self evident requirement or solution …
8hold back — verb 1. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (Freq. 4) Arrest the downward trend Check the growth of communism in South East Asia Contain the rebel movement Turn back the tide of communism • Syn: ↑check, ↑ …
9set off — verb 1. put in motion or move to act (Freq. 4) trigger a reaction actuate the circuits • Syn: ↑trip, ↑actuate, ↑trigger, ↑activate, ↑spark off, ↑ …
10turn on — verb 1. cause to operate by flipping a switch (Freq. 12) switch on the light turn on the stereo • Syn: ↑switch on • Ant: ↑switch off (for: ↑ …
