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cry one's eyes out

cry one's eyes out verb: to weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.

Verb

cry one's eyes out (third-person singular simple present cries one's eyes out, present participle crying one's eyes out, simple past and past participle cried one's eyes out)

  1. (idiomatic) To weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.
    Synonyms:
    weep buckets

Synonyms of cry one's eyes out

Forms of cry one's eyes out

third-person singular presentcries one's eyes out
present participlecrying one's eyes out
past participlecried one's eyes out
pastcried one's eyes out
alternative formcry one's heart out

Questions about cry one's eyes out

What does cry one's eyes out mean?
Cry one's eyes out means to weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.
What part of speech is cry one's eyes out?
Cry one's eyes out is a verb.
What is the past tense of cry one's eyes out?
The past tense of cry one's eyes out is cried one's eyes out.

Words near cry one's eyes out in the dictionary

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

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