crying
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
I hate to hear the crying of a child
Types & categories
- bodily process hypernym
- snivel hyponym
- sobbing hyponym
- wailing hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
demanding attention
clamant needs
Related & opposite
- instancy derivation
- emergency derivation
- exigency derivation
- press derivation
- imperative similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | weep |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cry |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bodily process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snivel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sobbing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wailing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | instancy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | emergency |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | exigency |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | press |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | imperative |