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crying craven

crying craven is the present participle and gerund of cry craven.

Meaning of cry craven

Verb

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

  1. (archaic) To surrender.
    Synonyms:
    cry uncle

Questions about crying craven

What is crying craven the present participle and gerund of?
Crying craven is the present participle and gerund of cry craven.

Words near crying craven in the dictionary

  1. crying blue murder
  2. crying buckets
  3. crying call
  4. crying calls
  5. crying carrots and turnips
  6. crying craven
  7. crying cupboard
  8. crying down
  9. crying foul
  10. crying from the housetop
  11. crying from the housetops

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