"cry oneself to sleep" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cries oneself to sleep [present, singular, third-person], crying oneself to sleep [participle, present], cried oneself to sleep [participle, past], cried oneself to sleep [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cry oneself to sleep (third-person singular simple present cries oneself to sleep, present participle crying oneself to sleep, simple past and past participle cried oneself to sleep)
  1. (idiomatic) To cry until or to fall asleep. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Sleep
    Sense id: en-cry_oneself_to_sleep-en-verb-TCnQ3ddM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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