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crying halves

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

Meaning of cry halves

Verb

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

  1. To claim a share equal to half of something.

Questions about crying halves

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

Words near crying halves in the dictionary

  1. crying from the housetops
  2. crying from the rooftop
  3. crying from the rooftops
  4. crying game
  5. crying games
  6. crying halves
  7. crying havoc
  8. crying in one's beer
  9. crying it out
  10. crying like a baby
  11. crying like a little girl

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