"ugly cry" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: ugly cries [present, singular, third-person], ugly crying [participle, present], ugly cried [participle, past], ugly cried [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} ugly cry (third-person singular simple present ugly cries, present participle ugly crying, simple past and past participle ugly cried)
  1. (slang, intransitive) To weep to the extent that one's face contorts. Tags: intransitive, slang Related terms: begrutten
    Sense id: en-ugly_cry-en-verb-hH5Pwvtt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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