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cried it out

cried it out is the simple past and past participle of cry it out.

Meaning of cry it out

Verb

cry it out (third-person singular simple present cries it out, present participle crying it out, simple past and past participle cried it out)

  1. Of a baby: to be left alone to cry until falling asleep (recommended in some approaches to parenting).
    • The same rules for maintaining sleep should be used for autistic children as for typical children—short interventions that are not repeated, and a period in which the child “cries it out.”2007, Bryna Siegel, Helping Children with Autism Learn

Questions about cried it out

What is cried it out the simple past and past participle of?
Cried it out is the simple past and past participle of cry it out.

Words near cried it out in the dictionary

  1. cried from the rooftop
  2. cried from the rooftops
  3. cried halves
  4. cried havoc
  5. cried in one's beer
  6. cried it out
  7. cried like a baby
  8. cried like a little girl
  9. cried off
  10. cried on
  11. cried one's eyes out

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