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uncrying

adj

Etymology

From un- + crying.

  1. derived from cri
  2. inherited from cry
  3. derived from *crītāre✻
  4. derived from crier
  5. inherited from crien
  6. suffixed as crying — “cry + ing”
  7. prefixed as uncrying — “un + crying”

Definitions

  1. Not crying

    Not crying; without tears.

    • Lots of people had loved her; they came to put flowers near and to say goodbye. They came out of her room with quiet, uncrying eyes, stood a moment by the fire in the studio, looking deep into it, and then they went away.
    • […] the pair of babies stood up to stare about them with the impassive, uncrying gaze of patriarchs.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA