cry
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(verb) shed tears because of sadness or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death" |
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Synonyms: weep |
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Related Words: bawl, blubber, express emotion, express feelings, mewl, pule, sniffle, snivel, snuffle, sob, tear, wail, whimper |
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Antonyms: laugh |
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(verb) bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep" |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" |
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Synonyms: blazon out |
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Related Words: announce, denote |
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(verb) utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying" |
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Related Words: emit, let loose, let out, utter |
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(verb) demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention" |
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Related Words: need, require, want |
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(noun) a fit of weeping; "had a good cry" |
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Related Words: effusion, gush, outburst |
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(noun) a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" |
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Synonyms: call, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell |
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Related Words: Bronx cheer, battle cry, bellow, bellowing, bird, boo, catcall, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, halloo, hiss, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, hoot, hosanna, hue and cry, rallying cry, raspberry, razzing, roar, roaring, scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shouting, shriek, shrieking, snort, utterance, war cry, war whoop, whoop, yelling, yodel, yowl, yowling |
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(noun) a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" |
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Synonyms: yell |
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Related Words: complaint, utterance |
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(noun) the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" |
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Related Words: baa, bark, bay, bleat, bray, cackle, caterwaul, caw, cheep, cluck, coo, crow, gobble, growl, growling, honk, howl, meow, mew, miaou, miaow, moo, neigh, peep, roar, sound, whinny, yelp, yelping |
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(verb) utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "I won!" he exlaimed |
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Synonyms: call out, cry out, exclaim, outcry, shout |
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Related Words: express, gee, give tongue to, utter |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: call, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell |
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Related Words: emit, halloo, hollo, howl, hurrah, let loose, let out, pipe, pipe up, roar, screak, screech, scriech, shriek, shrill, skreak, skreigh, skriech, squawk, ululate, utter, wail, whoop, yawl |
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(noun) a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms" |
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Synonyms: battle cry, rallying cry, war cry |
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Related Words: catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan |
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