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crying

[krahy-ing] / ˈkraɪ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
weeping
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ADJECTIVE
demanding attention
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A wall text identifies these contrasting expressive efforts, which are connected to the dancer’s breath, as echoing the “psychological rhythms of crying and laughing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

There’s no crying in baseball, but Kim Ng works in softball now.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

He is the striker Scotland has been crying out for for an awfully long time, an instinctive and clever finisher, a guy who can score different types of goals.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

On the line was someone sounding like her son Fred, crying for help.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

For a moment, Danny thought that she might be crying because her eyes were so glassy.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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