English pronunciation
How to pronounce “crying”
Phonetic spelling
KRY-ing
IPA /ˈkɹaɪɪŋ/
Syllable stress
kry·ing
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “crying”?
c r y i n g
“crying” is spelled C-R-Y-I-N-G. It is pronounced KRY-ing, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
The baby is crying loudly.
Stop crying and tell me what happened.