English-Danish translations for crying

• gråd
  Idéen om at åbne det indre marked var god, men dagens realitet er bare den noksom bekendte gråd over spildt mælk. The idea of opening the internal market was a brave one, but today’s reality is just the proverbial crying over spilled milk.
  Jeg har stillet et par spørgsmål, men jeg vil lade det blive ved det, for her passer sig kun tavshed og gråd. I have raised one or two questions, but I shall just leave it at that, because only keeping quiet and crying serve any purpose here.
• himmelråbende
  Dette land har et himmelråbende behov for kvinder i magtpositioner. Det er deres opgave at optræde som rollemodeller, således at mentaliteten udvikler sig og erstatter behovet for paragraffer. The country is crying out for women in positions of power, who will serve as models and bring about a change in traditional ways of thinking.

Definition of crying

• That cries
• That demands action or attention
• That deserves rebuke or censure
• The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting

Examples

• The crying child on the street was evidently lost.
• There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.
• It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!
• Their constant cryings kept us awake!

Related words

• crying bird
• there's no point crying over spilt milk
• voice of one crying out in the wilderness
• a voice crying in the wilderness