Meanings
verbcry one's eyes out (third-person singular simple present cries one's eyes out, present participle crying one's eyes out, simple past and past participle cried one's eyes out)
present singular third person cries one's eyes out · participle present crying one's eyes out · participle past cried one's eyes out · past cried one's eyes out · alternative cry one's heart out
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.
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Translations
Finnish itkeä silmät päästään
- itkeä silmät päästäänto weep for an elongated time
French pleurer à chaudes larmes, pleurer à mouchoir que veux-tu
- pleurer à chaudes larmesto weep for an elongated time
- pleurer à mouchoir que veux-tuto weep for an elongated time
- pleurer comme une madeleineto weep for an elongated time
- pleurer toutes les larmes de son corpsto weep for an elongated time
German sich die Augen ausweinen
- sich die Augen ausweinento weep for an elongated time
Icelandic hágráta
- hágrátato weep for an elongated time
Polish wypłakiwać oczy
- wypłakiwać oczyto weep for an elongated time
Spanish llorar como una Magdalena, llorar a moco tendido
- llorar como una Magdalenato weep for an elongated time
- llorar a moco tendidoto weep for an elongated time
Swedish störtgråta
- störtgråtato weep for an elongated time
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APA
cry one's eyes out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20one's%20eyes%20out
MLA
“cry one's eyes out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20one's%20eyes%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cry one's eyes out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20one's%20eyes%20out.
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