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crying poormouth

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

Meaning of cry poormouth

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive) To claim to be poor, especially in a conspicuous and self-pitying way.
    • Don't take her drama too seriously. She's always crying poormouth.
    Synonyms:
    poormouth

Questions about crying poormouth

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

Words near crying poormouth in the dictionary

  1. crying one's eyes out
  2. crying oneself to sleep
  3. crying out
  4. crying out for
  5. crying over spilt milk
  6. crying poormouth
  7. crying room
  8. crying rooms
  9. crying shame
  10. crying shames
  11. crying someone a river

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