All related terms of 'crying'

When you cry , tears come from your eyes , usually because you are unhappy or hurt .

to cry

You can say that something is a crying shame if you are annoyed and upset about it.

If you cry off , you tell someone that you cannot do something that you have agreed or arranged to do.

If you cry out , you call out loudly because you are frightened , unhappy , or in pain.

to praise highly ; extol

to belittle ; disparage

You use the expression for crying out loud in order to show that you are annoyed or impatient , or to add force to a question or request .

If you say that there is a crying need for something, you mean that there is a very great need for it.

If you say that something cries out for a particular thing or action , you mean that it needs that thing or action very much.

someone who is pointing out the dangers in a situation or the truth about it, but nobody is paying any attention

said to mean that it is pointless to worry or be upset about something that has happened and cannot be changed