Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cry \Cry\ (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cried} (kr[imac]d);
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Crying}.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to
   raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to
   complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. {Quarrel} a
   brawl, {Querulous}.]
   1. To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently
      or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to
      pray; to implore.

            And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud
            voice.                                -- Matt.
                                                  xxvii. 46.

            Clapping their hands, and crying with loud voice.
                                                  --Shak.

            Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto
            thee.                                 -- Ps. xxviii.
                                                  2.

            The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
            Prepare ye the way of the Lord.       --Is. xl. 3.

            Some cried after him to return.       --Bunyan.

   2. To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain,
      grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears;
      to bawl, as a child.

            Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart.     --Is. lxv. 14.

            I could find it in my heart to disgrace my man's
            apparel and to cry like a woman.      --Shak.

   3. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals.

            The young ravens which cry.           --Ps. cxlvii.
                                                  9.

            In a cowslip's bell I lie There I couch when owls do
            cry.                                  --Shak.

   {To cry on} or {upon}, to call upon the name of; to beseech.
      ``No longer on Saint Denis will we cry.'' --Shak.

   {To cry out}.
      (a) To exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor.
      (b) To complain loudly; to lament.

   {To cry out against}, to complain loudly of; to censure; to
      blame.

   {To cry out on} or {upon}, to denounce; to censure. ``Cries
      out upon abuses.'' --Shak.

   {To cry to}, to call on in prayer; to implore.

   {To cry you mercy}, to beg your pardon. ``I cry you mercy,
      madam; was it you?'' --Shak.

Crying \Cry"ing\, a.
   Calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous;
   as, a crying evil.

         Too much fondness for meditative retirement is not the
         crying sin of our modern Christianity.   --I. Taylor.

Source : WordNet®

crying
     See {cry}

cry
     n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
          speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of
          the audience" [syn: {outcry}, {call}, {yell}, {shout}, {vociferation}]
     2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);
        "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: {yell}]
     3: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms";
        "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: {war cry}, {rallying
        cry}, {battle cry}, {watchword}]
     4: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
     5: the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries
        filled the night"
     [also: {cried}, {cryings} (pl), {crying} (pl)]

crying
     adj 1: noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying
            mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans";
            "the yelling fiend" [syn: {howling}, {yelling}, {shouting}]
     2: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need";
        "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"-
        H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need" [syn: {clamant},
         {exigent}, {insistent}, {instant}]
     3: 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" [syn: {crying(a)}, {egregious},
         {flagrant}, {glaring}, {gross}, {rank}]
     n : 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" [syn: {weeping}, {tears}]

cry
     v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
          doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
          window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout
          out}, {call}, {yell}, {scream}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
     2: 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" [syn: {weep}] [ant: {laugh}]
     3: 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" [syn:
        {exclaim}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
     4: proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a
        town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise
        in the market square" [syn: {blazon out}]
     5: demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for
        attention"
     6: utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
     7: bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy
        cried himself to sleep"
     [also: {cried}, {cryings} (pl), {crying} (pl)]