uncrying

English

Etymology

un- +‎ crying

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ

Adjective

uncrying (not comparable)

  1. Not crying; without tears.
    • 1944, Emily Carr, “A Visitor”, in The House of All Sorts‎:
      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.
    • 1987, Colin Thubron, chapter 3, in Behind the Wall: A Journey through China, London: Vintage, published 2001, page 72:
      […] the pair of babies stood up to stare about them with the impassive, uncrying gaze of patriarchs.
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