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cry

Definition for cry

noun as in a loud sound of unhappiness with tears

noun as in a loud, sudden yell or call

verb as in weep and make sad sounds

verb as in call out loudly and suddenly

verb as in formally announce to others

Strongest matches

announce, declare, proclaim

Strong matches

advertise, promulgate, trumpet

Weak matches

blazon, build up

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Example Sentences

“He turned pale, trembled to a great degree, was much agitated, and began to cry,” she told the court.

The girls send a cry for help…the situation of these girls is distressing.

Both the Ramos sons squeezed their eyes and lowered their heads, doing their best not to cry.

It has long been a battle cry in conservative circles that Christmas is under siege.

Kendrick rapidly chants these last lines in repetition with Bilal and Anna Wise sing-shouting behind him, like a rallying cry.

Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?

At Felipe's cry, the women waiting in the hall hurried in, wailing aloud as their first glance showed them all was over.

I could have sworn I heard a cry, and one of my men spoke in a tone that assured me my imagination had not been playing a trick.

A sob rose in her throat, and broke from her lips transformed into a trembling, sharp, glad cry.

Antirosa had decided it was better to let the children "have their cry out," and the boy had gone to school.

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On this page you'll find 308 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cry, such as: howl, lament, sob, bawl, bawling, and bewailing.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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