That cries. / That demands action or attention. / That deserves rebuke or censure.

The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.

present participle of cry

plural of crying

(intransitive) To shed tears; to weep. / (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly. / (transitive, intransitive) To shout, scream, yell.

A shedding of tears; the act of crying. / A shout or scream. / Words shouted or screamed. / A clamour or outcry. / (collectively) A group of hounds.

(archaic, transitive) To call on; to invoke.

(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of cry

present participle of cry wolf

(idiomatic) A situation that is considered to be a disgrace, or deplorable.