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cried oneself to sleep

cried oneself to sleep is the simple past and past participle of cry oneself to sleep.

Meaning of cry oneself to sleep

Verb

cry oneself to sleep (third-person singular simple present cries oneself to sleep, present participle crying oneself to sleep, simple past and past participle cried oneself to sleep)

  1. (idiomatic) To cry until one falls asleep.

Questions about cried oneself to sleep

What is cried oneself to sleep the simple past and past participle of?
Cried oneself to sleep is the simple past and past participle of cry oneself to sleep.

Words near cried oneself to sleep in the dictionary

  1. cried like a baby
  2. cried like a little girl
  3. cried off
  4. cried on
  5. cried one's eyes out
  6. cried oneself to sleep
  7. cried out
  8. cried out for
  9. cried over spilt milk
  10. cried poormouth
  11. cried someone a river

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