cry
verb
[ krʌɪ ]
• shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.
• "don't cry—it'll be all right"
Similar:
weep,
shed tears,
sob,
wail,
be in tears,
cry one's eyes out,
cry one's heart out,
bawl,
howl,
snivel,
whimper,
whine,
squall,
mewl,
bleat,
lament,
grieve,
mourn,
keen,
greet,
boohoo,
blub,
blubber,
turn on the waterworks,
grizzle,
pule,
plain,
• shout or scream, typically to express fear, pain, or grief.
• "the centre forward cried in pain as he went down under the challenge"
Similar:
call,
shout,
exclaim,
sing out,
yell,
shriek,
scream,
screech,
bawl,
bellow,
roar,
whoop,
yowl,
squeal,
yelp,
yawp,
holler,
yoo-hoo,
cooee,
ejaculate,
vociferate,
ululate,
• (of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call.
• "at the shoreline, gulls cried overhead"
cry
noun
• a loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion.
• "a cry of despair"
Similar:
call,
shout,
exclamation,
yell,
shriek,
scream,
screech,
bawl,
bellow,
roar,
whoop,
howl,
yowl,
squeal,
yelp,
yawp,
ejaculation,
interjection,
holler,
vociferation,
ululation,
• the loud characteristic call of a bird or other animal.
• "the harsh cries of magpies"
• a spell of shedding tears.
• "I still have a cry, sometimes, when I realize that my mother is dead"
Similar:
sob,
weep,
crying fit,
fit of crying,
weeping,
sobbing,
wailing,
bawling,
howling,
snivelling,
whimpering,
• a pack of hounds.
• "he kept a cry of hounds to hunt in the wilderness"
Origin:
Middle 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’.
