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crying it out

crying it out is the present participle and gerund of cry it out.

Meaning of cry it out

Verb

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

  1. Of a baby: to be left alone to cry until falling asleep (recommended in some approaches to parenting).
    • The same rules for maintaining sleep should be used for autistic children as for typical children—short interventions that are not repeated, and a period in which the child “cries it out.”2007, Bryna Siegel, Helping Children with Autism Learn

Questions about crying it out

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

Words near crying it out in the dictionary

  1. crying game
  2. crying games
  3. crying halves
  4. crying havoc
  5. crying in one's beer
  6. crying it out
  7. crying like a baby
  8. crying like a little girl
  9. crying off
  10. crying on
  11. crying one's eyes out

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