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cried off
vb. (en-pastcry off)
Usage examples of "cried off".
David cried off and on, like a little switch being tripped, but Laura rocked him and crooned to him and soon the infant was sleeping in her arms, his heart beating strong and steady.
Forthright Charlotte, who suffered from few illusions, instantly cried off, saying that she preferred to bear Mama company at home than to occupy the forward seat in the barouche.
If you had cried off, I should have recalled a pressing engagement elsewhere.