Example : I hate to hear the crying of a child.
She was in tears.

Synonyms : tears, weeping

Example : Clamant needs.
A crying need.
Regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous.
Insistent hunger.
An instant need.

Synonyms : clamant, exigent, insistent, instant

Example : A crying shame.
An egregious lie.
Flagrant violation of human rights.
A glaring error.
Gross ineptitude.
Gross injustice.
Rank treachery.

Synonyms : egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank