Synonyms: tears, weeping, crying
Definition: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
Usage: I hate to hear the crying of a child; she was in tears
Similar words: bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity
Definition: an organic process that takes place in the body
Usage: respiratory activity
Synonyms: flagrant, rank, egregious, crying, glaring, gross
Definition: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Usage: a crying shame; an egregious lie; flagrant violation of human rights; a glaring error; gross ineptitude; gross injustice; rank treachery
Similar words: conspicuous
Definition: obvious to the eye or mind
Usage: a tower conspicuous at a great distance; wore conspicuous neckties; made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening
Synonyms: insistent, instant, clamant, crying, exigent
Definition: demanding attention
Usage: clamant needs; a crying need; regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous- H.L.Mencken; insistent hunger; an instant need
Similar words: imperative
Definition: requiring attention or action
Usage: as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative; requests that grew more and more imperative