Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryey

/ˈkɹaɪi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cryey
IPA: /ˈkɹaɪi/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inclined to cry; tearful.

Example Sentences

"S'pose you had n't ever in all your hull life been called “my dear;” and you was all kind of shakin' and chokin' and cryey, and glad and sorry to once with hearin' it, could you go and spile it right straight off by ownin' up you had n't no claim to it?"
"After a while they cried and laughed, and cried some more, and it was about as sensible as what a flock of geese say when they are let out of the barn and start for the meadow in the morning. Then father, all laughy and criey, said: “Thank God! Oh, thank God, the girl loves the home we have made for her!”"

Etymology

From cry + -ey.

Inflected Forms

cryier (comparative) cryiest (superlative) criey (alternative)

Synonyms

crysome larmoyant teary cryey lachrymate lachrymose maudlin moist sobful tearful watery weepy

Rhymes With

hawaii kawaii skyey graiae

Questions

How do you pronounce cryey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹaɪi/.
What does cryey mean?: Inclined to cry; tearful.
Where does cryey come from?: From cry + -ey.

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