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cries like a little girl

cries like a little girl is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cry like a little girl.

Meaning of cry like a little girl

Verb

cry like a little girl (third-person singular simple present cries like a little girl, present participle crying like a little girl, simple past and past participle cried like a little girl)

  1. (informal, simile) Of an adult or older child, to bawl unabashedly and pitifully.
    Synonyms:
    cry like a baby

Questions about cries like a little girl

What is cries like a little girl the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cries like a little girl is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cry like a little girl.

Words near cries like a little girl in the dictionary

  1. cries havoc
  2. cries in one's beer
  3. cries in the wilderness
  4. cries it out
  5. cries like a baby
  6. cries like a little girl
  7. cries off
  8. cries on
  9. cries one's eyes out
  10. cries oneself to sleep
  11. cries out

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