CRYING

Crying

Crying is the shedding of tears in response to an emotional state in humans. 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.

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crying

Noun

  1. Action of the verb to cry.
    Their constant cryings kept us awake!

Verb

Adjective

  1. That demands action or attention.
    There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.
  2. That deserves rebuke or censure.
    It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!


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