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Words related to cry

Related / Similar Words: outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation, war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, watchword, weep, exclaim, cry out, call out, shout out, scream, holler, hollo, squall, blazon out

Definition:

a fit of weeping; "had a good cry";

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience";

a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain";

a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy''";

the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night";

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs";

bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep";

utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!'' he exclaimed"; "`Help!'' she cried"; "`I''m here,'' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost";

utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn''t hear me";

proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square";

utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying";

demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention";

See Also: call out, exclaim, cry out, outcry, shout

Hyponyms: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl, blue murder, catcall, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry, halloo, hoot, hosanna, noise, scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching, whoop, war cry, war whoop, rallying cry, battle cry, yelling, shouting, yodel, boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, snort, bird, complaint, baa, bark, bay, bleat, bray, cackle, caterwaul, caw, cheep, peep, cluck, coo, crow, gobble, growl, growling, honk, howl, meow, mew, miaou, miaow, moo, neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny, yelp, yelping, wail, whimper, mewl, pule, bawl, tear, sob, snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle, gee, hurrah, shrill, pipe up, pipe, ululate, yawl, squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh

Grouped Verbs: weep, call out, shout, shout out, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall, exclaim, cry out, outcry

Derivational Morphology: weep, exclaim, cry out, outcry, call out, shout, shout out, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall, outshout, weeper, crier, crying, weeping, tears, vociferation, exclamation, exclaiming, bellow, bellowing, holla, hollering, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching, screamer, yelling, shouting, town crier

Language Translations:
Bosnian: plakati		Catalan: plorar
Croatian: plakati		Danish: gråd and græde and råb and råbe
Dutch: huilen		Estonian: karje and karjuma and nutma and nutt
Finnish: huutaa and itkeä and itku and karjahdus		French: cri and pleurer
Frisian: skrieme and treure		Galician: chorar
German: Schrei and schreien and weinen		Hebrew: בכי and לבכות
Hungarian: kiáltani and kiáltás and sírás		Ido: kriar and plorar
Irish: caoin and goil		Italian: piangere and urlo
Japanese: 泣く		Korean: 소리치다 and 외침 and 울다 and 울음
Latin: lacrimare		Malayalam: കരയുക
Polish: kryczeć and płacz and płakać		Portuguese: bradar and brado and chorar and choro
Romanian: plânge and plânset and ţipăt		Russian: крик and кричать and плакать and плач
Slovak: kričať and plakať and plač		Slovene: jok and krik
Spanish: llanto and llorar		Telugu: ఏడుపు and కేక

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