Laughing vs Crying - What's the difference?
laughing | crying |
That demands action or attention.
That deserves rebuke or censure.
As nouns the difference between laughing and crying
is that laughing is the action of the verb to laugh while crying is action of the verb cry.As verbs the difference between laughing and crying
is that laughing is present participle of lang=en while crying is present participle of lang=en.As an adjective crying is
that demands action or attention.laughing
English
Verb
(head)Usage notes
As with other present participles, laughing can be used as an adjective: : The Laughing Cavalier : laughing hyena Likewise, as with other gerunds, laughing can be used as a verbal noun: : Laughing could be heard all the way from the back of the room!Synonyms
* (as a gerund ): hilarity, laughterDerived terms
* laughing academy * laughing dove * laughing falcon * laughing gas * laughing goose * laughing gull * laughing hyena * laughing jackass * laughing owl * laughingstockcrying
English
(wikipedia crying)Adjective
(-)- There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.
- It is a crying shame that he managed to get away with that!