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cries poormouth

cries poormouth is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 cries poormouth

What is cries poormouth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cries poormouth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cry poormouth.

Words near cries poormouth in the dictionary

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

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