- verbcry (verb) · cries (third person present) · cried (past tense) · cried (past participle) · crying (present participle)
- shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow:"don't cry—it'll be all right" · "I can't believe I'm crying over something so stupid" · "you'll cry tears of joy"
- shout or scream, typically to express fear, pain, or grief:"the center forward cried in pain as he went down under the challenge"
- say something loudly in an excited or anguished tone of voice:"“It's not fair” he cried" · "wounded people were crying for help" · "she heard a voice crying her name"
- (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"
- (of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call:"at the shoreline, gulls cried overhead"
nouncry (noun) · cries (plural noun)- a loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion:"a cry of despair"
- 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"
- the loud characteristic call of a bird or other animal:"the harsh cries of magpies"
- a spell of weeping:"I still have a cry, sometimes, when I realize that my mother is dead"
OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘ask for earnestly or loudly’): from Old French crier (verb), cri (noun), from Latin quiritare ‘raise a public outcry’, literally ‘call on the Quirites (Roman citizens) for help’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow:
- shout or scream, typically to express fear, pain, or grief:
- say something loudly in an excited or anguished tone of voice:
noun- a loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion:
- a loud excited utterance of a word or words:
- an urgent appeal or entreaty:
- a demand or opinion expressed by many people:
- the loud characteristic call of a bird or other animal:
- a spell of weeping:
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