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Cry

krʌɪ

Cry definitions
verb
cries crying cried cry
  1. shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow

    "don't cry—it'll be all right"

    weep shed tears sob wail be in tears cry one's eyes out cry one's heart out cry as if one's heart would break bawl howl snivel whimper whine squall mewl bleat
  2. shout or scream, typically to express fear, pain, or grief

    "the centre forward cried in pain as he went down under the challenge"

    call shout exclaim sing out yell shriek scream screech bawl bellow roar whoop
    • say something loudly in an excited or anguished tone of voice

      "‘It's not fair!’ he cried"

    • (of a street trader) shout out the name of (goods for sale)

      "there was a bustle of activity as vendors cried their wares, offering shellfish to potential buyers"

  3. (of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call

    "at the shoreline, gulls cried overhead"

noun
cries cry
  1. a loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion

    "a cry of despair"

    call shout exclamation yell shriek scream screech bawl bellow roar whoop
    • a loud excited utterance of a word or words

      "there was a cry of ‘Silence!’"

    • the call of a street trader selling goods

      "the city comes to life after 10 p.m., with the din of car horns, and the cries of street hawkers"

    • an urgent appeal or entreaty

      "fund-raisers have issued a cry for help"

    • a demand or opinion expressed by many people

      "peace became the popular cry"

  2. the loud characteristic call of a bird or other animal

    "the harsh cries of magpies"

    trill trilling song birdsong cry warbling chirp chirping chirrup chirruping chirr chirring cheep cheeping twitter twittering tweet tweeting whistle whistling chatter chattering squeak squeaking pipe piping peep peeping call calling
  3. a spell of shedding tears

    "I still have a cry, sometimes, when I realize that my mother is dead"

    sob weep crying fit fit of crying
  4. a pack of hounds

    "he kept a cry of hounds to hunt in the wilderness"