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uncrying en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + crying.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not crying; without tears.
    • […] the pair of babies stood up to stare about them with the impassive, uncrying gaze of patriarchs. 1987, Colin Thubron, chapter 3, in Behind the Wall: A Journey through China, London: Vintage, published 2001, page 72:
    • Lots of people had loved her; they came to put flowers near and to say goodbye. They came out of her room with quiet, uncrying eyes, stood a moment by the fire in the studio, looking deep into it, and then they went away. 1944, Emily Carr, “A Visitor”, in The House of All Sorts: