Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ugly cry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: ug-ly cry
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To weep to the extent that one's face contorts.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] and then she grabbed onto his shirt and cried, he held her and tried to calm her, but knew that she just needed to ugly cry, for a while."
"And if I'm in line at the grocery store, I don't want to ugly cry. So in situations like that, I avoid my friends. I will try to breeze past them in the frozen food aisle."

Usage

Inflected Forms

ugly cries (present, singular) ugly crying (participle, present) ugly cried (participle, past) ugly cried (past)

Phrases

ugly crier

Frequently Paired Words

begrutten

Questions

What does ugly cry mean?: To weep to the extent that one's face contorts.

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