Crying – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
crying
n.
weeping, shedding tears
adj.
demanding attention, urgent; conspicuous; reprehensible
cry
v.
shed tears, shed tears of sorrow or pain; scream loudly, shout; call;
Crying
Crying is the shedding of
tears in response to an
emotional state. The act of crying has been defined as "a complex
secretomotor phenomenon characterized by the shedding of tears from the
lacrimal apparatus, without any irritation of the
ocular structures". A related medical term is
lacrimation, which also refers to non-emotional shedding of tears. Crying is also known as
weeping,
wailing,
whimpering, and
bawling.
crying
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) weeping, tears
(hypernym) bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
(hyponym) snivel, sniveling
(derivation) cry
Adjective
1. noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend"
(synonym) howling, yelling, shouting
(similar) noisy
2. demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
(synonym) clamant, exigent, insistent, instant
(similar) imperative
3. 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"
(synonym) crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank
(similar) conspicuous, obvious
cry
Noun
1. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
(synonym) outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
(hypernym) utterance, vocalization
(hyponym) bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
(derivation) shout, shout out, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
2. a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"
(synonym) yell
(hypernym) utterance, vocalization
(hyponym) complaint
(derivation) shout, shout out, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
3. a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"
(synonym) war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, watchword
(hypernym) motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth
4. a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
(hypernym) effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition
(derivation) weep
5. the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
(hypernym) sound
(hyponym) baa
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) shout, shout out, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
(hypernym) utter, emit, let out, let loose
(hyponym) hollo
(see-also) exclaim, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
(verb-group) call
(derivation) yell
2. 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"
(synonym) weep
(antonym) laugh, express joy, express mirth
(hypernym) express emotion, express feelings
(hyponym) wail, whimper, mewl, pule
3. 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"
(synonym) exclaim, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
(hypernym) express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
(hyponym) gee
(verb-group) call out
4. proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"
(synonym) blazon out
(hypernym) announce, denote
(derivation) crier
5. demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"
(hypernym) want, need, require
6. utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
(hypernym) utter, emit, let out, let loose
7. bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(verb-group) weep
(derivation) crying, weeping, tears
crying
příd.jm.
naléhavý; velká hanba
cry
v.
plakat; křičet; vykřiknout; vyplakat si oči; volat po čem; urgentně potřebovat co
crying
Przym.
krzyczący; pilny; naglący; wielka szkoda
cry
Czas.
płakać; krzyczeć; wypłakiwać oczy; (aż) się prosić o coś; domagać się czegoś; płakała, aż sen ją zmorzył; z zimna i głodu; z bólu
