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cry

English

  1. 🔊 a fit of weeping
    “had a good cry”
  2. 🔊 a loud utterance
    “the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”
  3. 🔊 a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
    “a cry of rage”
  4. 🔊 the characteristic utterance of an animal
    “animal cries filled the night”
  5. 🔊 a slogan used to rally support for a cause
    “a cry to arms”
  6. 🔊 shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
    “She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death”
  7. 🔊 bring into a particular state by crying
    “The little boy cried himself to sleep”
  8. 🔊 proclaim or announce in public
    “before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news”
  9. 🔊 utter a characteristic sound
    “The cat was crying”
  10. 🔊 demand immediate action
    “This situation is crying for attention”
  11. 🔊 utter aloud
    “`I won!' he exclaimed”
  12. 🔊 utter a sudden loud cry
    “she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 lagrimar to cry
  2. 🔊 berrear to cry, bawl
  3. 🔊 llorar to cry, to weep
  4. 🔊 chillo cry, troat, squeal, hoot

Similar words

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