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crying
adjective
noun
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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adjective
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
“A crying shame”
adjective
Demanding attention
“Clamant needs”
noun
The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
“I hate to hear the crying of a child”
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A crying shame
An egregious lie
Flagrant violation of human rights
A glaring error
Gross ineptitude
Clamant needs
A crying need
{'source': 'H.L.Mencken', 'text': 'regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous'}
Insistent hunger
An instant need
I hate to hear the crying of a child
She was in tears
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