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crying like a baby

crying like a baby is the present participle and gerund of cry like a baby.

Meaning of cry like a baby

Verb

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

  1. (informal, simile) Of an adult or older child, to bawl unabashedly and pitifully.

Questions about crying like a baby

What is crying like a baby the present participle and gerund of?
Crying like a baby is the present participle and gerund of cry like a baby.

Words near crying like a baby in the dictionary

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

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