crying the blues

A form of cry the blues — To sing in the style of blues music.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cry the blues
Cite this entry
APA

crying the blues. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crying%20the%20blues

MLA

“crying the blues.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crying%20the%20blues. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crying the blues,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crying%20the%20blues.

Source: crying the blues on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.