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crying oneself to sleep

crying oneself to sleep is the present participle and gerund of cry oneself to sleep.

Meaning of cry oneself to sleep

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To cry until one falls asleep.

Questions about crying oneself to sleep

What is crying oneself to sleep the present participle and gerund of?
Crying oneself to sleep is the present participle and gerund of cry oneself to sleep.

Words near crying oneself to sleep in the dictionary

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

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