Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) crying, weeping, tears (the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)) "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
S: (v) cry, weep (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain) "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
S: (v) exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy) "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
S: (v) cry, blazon out (proclaim or announce in public) "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"
S: (v) cry (demand immediate action) "This situation is crying for attention"
S: (v) cry (utter a characteristic sound) "The cat was crying"
S: (v) cry (bring into a particular state by crying) "The little boy cried himself to sleep"
Adjective
S: (adj) clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant (demanding attention) "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
S: (adj) crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank (conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible) "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"