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| blubbery |
given to crying frequently. [1/3 definitions] |
| break down |
to lose control of one's emotions, usually reflected in crying or inability to speak or express oneself. [1/4 definitions] |
| crybaby |
someone given to excessive crying or complaining, esp. with slight cause. |
| dry-eyed |
not crying; emotionally unmoved. |
| emotion |
a strong feeling or subjective response such as joy, hatred, or love, sometimes accompanied by involuntary physical changes such as increased pulse or by activity such as crying, laughing, or trembling. [1/3 definitions] |
| gag1 |
to prevent (someone) from speaking or crying out by securing something across or inside the mouth. [1/8 definitions] |
| hawk2 |
to offer (goods) for sale by crying out or going from place to place. |
| hawker2 |
a person who tries to sell goods by crying out or going from place to place; peddler. |
| in tears |
crying. |
| peekaboo |
a game to amuse very young children in which one hides the face behind the hands or some object and then suddenly reveals it, crying out, "Peekaboo"! |
| primal therapy |
a psychological treatment in which the patient is encouraged to express the violent emotions of infancy by crying, screaming, shouting, or the like. |
| pull oneself together |
to calm down or stop crying. [1/2 definitions] |
| set off |
to make (someone) start laughing, crying, complaining, yelling or the like without restraint. [1/5 definitions] |
| tearful |
full of or accompanied by tears; crying. [1/2 definitions] |
| tearless |
not crying. [1/2 definitions] |
| teary |
full of tears; weeping; crying. [1/2 definitions] |
| utterance |
the act of speaking, crying out, or the like; act of uttering. [1/3 definitions] |
| verb phrase |
in grammar, either a phrase that includes a verb with auxiliary verbs, such as "had been crying," or one that includes a verb and adverb, such as "give up". |
| vociferous |
crying out, esp. in protest; vocal; clamorous. [1/2 definitions] |
| wailful |
making wails; crying. [1/2 definitions] |
| weep |
to bring to a certain state by crying. [1/7 definitions] |
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