crier

Examples

• All

• I'm not much of a crier, you know, but I cried when I saw this.

  I Know Who Killed Me (2007)

• Excuse me for being a bit of a crier, but yeah, three weeks ago my husband told me he was done.

• I'm not a crier, but I cry at least four times a season when watching this show.

  Blog text (4)

• I'm such an ugly crier!

  Mayhem Park (2018)

• Trust me, I'm not a crier, but I teared up.

  Blog text (15)

• I'm a big crier when reading, but all I could think was, "it's going to come down to Rue and Katniss."

  Blog text (10)

• I'm a big crier.

  Marty (1955)

• Indeed, as my often-mortified family can attest, I am a fellow chronic crier.

  Blog text (8)

• She wasn't a crier.

  Fiction book (1999)

• She is known as a big crier, often tearing up during emotional movies.

Synonyms

C

crybaby

vscrier

• Offensive

41 3.7

A person who cries or complains too easily

is a neutral description without the childish or mocking tone

W

weeper

vscrier

1 6.5

A person who often cries in sad or emotional situations

is a neutral label for someone who has tears often or easily

W

wailer

vscrier

1 7.9

A person who cries loudly for a long time to show they are very sad, often at funerals

is used broadly for frequent or easy tears, not mourning only

T

tearer

vscrier

7.9

A person who cries easily or often

is the broader neutral term for frequent or easy tearing up

S

sobber

vscrier

8.4

A person who cries loudly and cannot stop because they feel very sad or upset

is the calmer, more general label for frequent or easy tears

B

blubberer

vscrier

• Informal

9.1

A person who cries loudly and uncontrollably

is a simpler description of frequent tearing without exaggeration

B

bawler

vscrier

8.6

A person or animal who cries loudly when upset

is a quieter, more general way to describe frequent tearing

Antonyms

L

to laugh

∞ 1.0

To make sounds and move your face or body because something is funny

S

to smile

∞ 1.0

To turn the corners of your mouth up to show happiness or friendliness

Compounds

T

town crier

• Archaic

2 9.5

A person who walks the streets telling people the news and ringing a bell

How Tearful

crybaby

• Offensive

41 3.7

crier

6 6.1

sensitive

1 4.4

reserved

3.7

stoic

1 6.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology