crying cupboard

A form of cry cupboard — Chiefly of one's stomach: to need or want food; to show signs of hunger; to hunger.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cry cupboard
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APA

crying cupboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crying%20cupboard

MLA

“crying cupboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crying%20cupboard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crying cupboard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crying%20cupboard.

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