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Discover LudwigThe phrase "distressing cries" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It conveys that the cries are causing distress or emotional pain to those who hear them. Example: The mother rushed to her baby's room, her heart racing at the sound of the distressing cries coming from the crib.
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My forearms barely function, my legs are numb and, for the last hour, I've heard little from Justin apart from some distressing cries of pain.
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I would find excuses to leave the public facing area so that customers and staff members alike wouldn't have to pretend not to see me cry to Tracy Chapman's distressing tale of cyclical poverty and abuse (Merry Christmas everyone!).
While it could be distressing for visitors (a little boy cried) who hadn't planned on witnessing such a vivid display of nature in action it is a rare opportunity to see the natural world, unscripted, in action.
As the Yazidis were hiding out on a mountaintop, and before food and water were brought to them, there were the distressing images of young women and girls lying on the ground, starving, crying out with fear from the pain that malnourishment and severe thirst can bring.
No one tells you about the severe pain, or the struggle to make her latch on your breast...as you are unable to breastfeed, the baby cries more and more, and you become frustrated!.. it is very distressing!
When it launched a campaign featuring a baby left to cry in a cot, the NSPCC also faced a backlash from those who found it distressing.
And a distressing solipsism..
It was distressing.
He found competition distressing.
A distressing development.
It can be distressing.
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