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crying

[krahy-ing] / ˈkraɪ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
weeping
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ADJECTIVE
demanding attention
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Multiple people were seen crying in the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"It's very difficult, it is breaking my heart to wait for something uncertain," 47-year-old Casilao said, crying as she recounted how she slept alone at a local government building overnight Sunday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

"I was crying, I was in bits," she said.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The day after, he said he couldn't stop crying.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

She stopped crying and I sighed with relief.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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