1. (

• crying ,
• weeping ,
• tears

) the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" ;

1. (

• shout ,
• shout_out ,
• cry ,
• call ,
• yell ,
• scream ,
• holler ,
• hollo ,
• squall

) utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" ;

2. (

• cry ,
• weep

) shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "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" ;

3. (

• exclaim ,
• cry ,
• cry_out ,
• outcry ,
• call_out ,
• shout ,

) utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" ;

4. (

• cry ,
• blazon_out

) proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" ;

5. (

• cry

) demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention" ;

6. (

• cry ,

) utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying" ;

7. (

• cry ,

) bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep" ;

1. (

• clamant ,
• crying ,
• exigent ,
• insistent ,
• instant

) demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" ;

2. (

• crying ,
• egregious ,
• flagrant ,
• glaring ,
• gross ,
• rank

) conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" ;