crying

1. The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) (synset 100869874)
   "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
   is a type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process - an organic process that takes place in the body
   subtypes:

   • snivel, sniveling - whining in a tearful manner
   • sob, sobbing - convulsive gasp made while weeping
   • bawling, wailing - loud cries made while weeping
   same as: tears, weeping

1. Demanding attention (synset 300716342)
   "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
   similar to: imperative - requiring attention or action
   same as: clamant, exigent, insistent, instant
2. Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible (synset 300582390)
   "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
   similar to: conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind
   same as: egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank

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