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CRY definition: 1. to produce tears as the result of a strong emotion, such as unhappiness or pain: 2. to cry for…. Learn more.
The child began to cry after she dropped her ice-cream cone. 3. : to utter a characteristic sound or call. heard the seagulls crying. 4. : to require or suggest strongly a remedy or disposition (see disposition sense 2b) … there are a hundred things which cry out for planning …. Roger Burlingame.
Cry is the general word: to cry out. To shout is to raise the voice loudly in uttering words or other articulate sounds: He shouted to his companions. Bellow refers to the loud, deep cry of a bull, moose, etc., or, somewhat in deprecation, to human utterance that suggests such a sound: The speaker bellowed his answer.
cry, shout, bellow, roar refer to kinds of loud articulate or inarticulate sounds. cry is the general word: to cry out.
verb. utter a sudden loud cry. “she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”. synonyms: call, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell. call. utter in a loud voice or announce. call out, cry out, exclaim, outcry, shout. utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy. see more.
CRY definition: 1. to produce tears from your eyes, usually because you are sad, angry, or hurt: 2. to speak or…. Learn more.
Definition of cry noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of cry verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To cry is the most general word for producing tears when you are unhappy or hurt, or when you are extremely happy. To sob means to cry noisily, taking sudden, sharp breaths. To wail means to cry in a loud, high voice. To whimper means to cry making low, weak noises. To weep (literary or formal) means to cry quietly for a long time.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Human cry1 /kraɪ/ S2 W2 verb (cried, crying, cries) 1 produce tears [ intransitive, transitive] to produce tears from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt Don’t cry, Laura. It’ll be OK. Upstairs, a baby began to cry.
