| crying | n tangisan: the baby’s ~ disturbed the neighbours, tangisan bayi itu mengganggu jiran-jiran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crocodile tears | n 1. false tears, tangisan yg dibuat-buat; /weep, shed, cry/ ~, berpura-pura menangis; 2. insincere display of sorrow, grief, kesedihan yg dibuat-buat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cathartic | adj 1. katarsis: ~ agent, agen katarsis; 2. (fig.) melegakan emosi: ~ tears, tangisan yg melegakan emosi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interrupt | vt 1. break flow of, a. (action) mengganggu: the baby’s crying ~ed her sleep, tangisan bayi itu mengganggu tidurnya; you have ~ my train of thought, kamu telah mengganggu aliran fikiran saya; b. (speech) mencelah, menyampuk: she ~ed me when I was talking, dia mencelah semasa saya sedang bercakap; 2. disrupt, (act.) menyebabkan tergendala, menggendalakan; (pass.) tergendala; (state of calm etc) memecah: the war ~ed his studies, peperangan telah menyebabkan pengajiannya tergendala; the rain ~ed the match, hujan menyebabkan perlawanan itu tergendala; the calm of the night was ~ed by a loud explosion, bunyi letupan yg kuat memecah ketenangan malam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expressive | adj 1. full of expression, penuh perasaan: he answered with an ~ nod, dia menjawab dgn anggukan yg penuh perasaan; 2. (fml) indicative, suggestive, menunjukkan: a cry ~ of pain, tangisan yg menunjukkan rasa sakit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expression | beyond ~, tdk terperi: from our vantage point, the scenery was beautiful beyond ~, pemandangan di situ cantik tdk terperi kalau di lihat dr kedudukan kami yg baik; find ~ in, be expressed (in words) dinyatakan dgn; (in action) diperlihatkan dgn; (in artistic activity or work) dilahirkan dlm: her disappointment eventually found ~ in tears, kekecewaannya akhirnya diperlihatkan dgn tangisan; the young artist’s anger found ~ in his paintings, rasa marah pelukis muda itu dilahirkan dlm lukisannya; give ~ to o’s feelings, /menyatakan, melahirkan/ perasaan sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grievous | adj 1. severe, parah, teruk; (of illness, pain, etc) teruk: ~ bodily harm, cedera parah; ~ wound, luka teruk; he suffered ~ injuries during the war, dia mengalami cedera parah semasa perang; ~ pain, sakit teruk; 2. serious, besar: a ~ error that cost many lives, kesilapan besar yg telah mengorbankan nyawa yg banyak; a scandal that might do ~ damage to the company’s image, skandal yg mungkin membawa kerosakan yg besar kpd imej syarikat itu; 3. full of grief, penuh hiba: a ~ cry, tangisan penuh hiba; 4. causing grief or sorrow, menyedihkan, mendukacitakan, memilukan, menghibakan: his death was a ~ loss to the nation, kematiannya merupakan kehilangan yg memilukan seluruh negara itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| alternate | vi 1. occur, appear, perform by turns, bersilih ganti, silih berganti; (of visible thing, sound) berselang-seli, berselang-selang, berselang-seling: success ~d with failure, kejayaan dan kegagalan bersilih ganti; day and night ~, siang dan malam silih berganti; red and blue stripes ~ with each other, jalur merah dan biru berselang-seli di antara satu dgn yg lain; the pitter-patter of rain alternating with the rustling of leaves, bunyi rintik-rintik hujan berselang-seli dgn desiran daun-daun; 2. often ~ between, change from one condition etc to another, bersilih ganti, silih berganti: to ~ between laughter and tears, gelak ketawa dan tangisan bersilih ganti; 3. (of electric current, voltage) berulang-alik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |