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Cry

noun
/kɹaɪ̯/
Word Frequency: 20.6

Definitions

1.nounA shedding of tears; the act of crying.
"After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry."
2.nounA shout or scream.
"I heard a cry from afar."
3.nounWords shouted or screamed.
"a battle cry"
4.nounA clamour or outcry.
5.nounA group of hounds.
6.noun(by extension) A pack or company of people.
7.noun(of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
""Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse."
8.nounA desperate or urgent request.
9.nounCommon report; gossip.
10.verbTo shed tears; to weep.
"That sad movie always makes me cry."
11.verbTo utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
12.verbTo shout, scream, yell.
13.verbTo utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
14.verbTo cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
"Tonight I'll cry myself to sleep."
15.verbTo make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.
"to cry goods"
16.verbHence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

Synonyms

bawlblubbersobwailweepwhimpercry outoutcryscreamexclaimhollershout

Antonyms

laugh

Rhymes With

wryexemplifyrectifyhighlieapplyfortifyawry
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