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crile - the act of smiling while crying

I.E. - Sharing tears of joy
"Oh my god, such a beautiful wedding, I started to crile!!"
Crile by formattedfire June 23, 2012
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Crile crileivi criler Criley chile cailey Chilean Chilean Miner cailee cailen
A person who is just absolutely gay and thinks their hilarious and cool but no one likes them
Anthony is such a crile
Crile by Reeeee24 October 15, 2018
/crʌɪl/
form one's features into a sad, disappointed or unhappy expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned downwards. A sad face without a frown or tears.
"The disappointment of not getting their own way caused their face to crile."

"After reading a nasty message, their face criled for the remainder of the day."

"Turn that crile, into a smile!"
Crile by Matt Windle poet October 10, 2020
A very weak adult, usually a math teacher.
wow, all i did was shake that crile's hand, and her arm broke right off.
Crile by Mike "the Bert" Lamberti October 29, 2004
Such emotional joy, you smile so big and your heart explodes making you cry... you can't help but crile
I saw the most amazingly heartfelt thing that made me crile with joy
Crile by Filou16 August 12, 2022
Wow, Jimmy's such a crier!
crier by Sir Felipe February 14, 2020
More from Urban Dictionary
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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