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crying

[krahy-ing] / ˈkraɪ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
weeping
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ADJECTIVE
demanding attention
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At times, he had to hide that he was crying on the golf course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Powered by singles like Escapism and Oscar Winning Tears, it won a record-breaking six Brit Awards, including album of the year, which resulted in Raye "ugly crying on national television".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“We need to have no reaction to the jury’s verdict — no crying out, no reactions, no disturbance,” Kuhl warned.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"We have two-year-old children scared and crying and going through this," local resident Gaia Khouiri told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

We circled the house to the music and had one last dance together, Granda and Celia, and Patch half asleep, all of us laughing and crying as we held each other.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff