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cried poormouth

cried poormouth is the simple past and past participle of cry poormouth.

Meaning of cry poormouth

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive) To claim to be poor, especially in a conspicuous and self-pitying way.
    • Don't take her drama too seriously. She's always crying poormouth.
    Synonyms:
    poormouth

Questions about cried poormouth

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

Words near cried poormouth in the dictionary

  1. cried one's eyes out
  2. cried oneself to sleep
  3. cried out
  4. cried out for
  5. cried over spilt milk
  6. cried poormouth
  7. cried someone a river
  8. cried stinking fish
  9. cried the blues
  10. cried uncle
  11. cried up

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