| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | weep and make sad sounds |
Synonyms: |
bawl, bemoan, bewail, blub, blubber, boohoo, break down, burst into tears, caterwaul, choke up, complain, crack up, deplore, dissolve in tears, fret, grieve, groan, howl, keen, lament, let go, let it all out, mewl, moan, mourn, put on the weeps, regret, ring the blues, shed bitter tears, shed tears, sigh, sniff, snivel, sob, sorrow, squall, turn on waterworks, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yammer, yowl |
| Main Entry: | grieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mourn, feel deep distress |
Synonyms: |
ache, bear, bemoan, bewail, carry on, complain, cry, cry a river, deplore, eat one's heart out, endure, hang crepe, keen, lament, regret, rue, sing the blues, sorrow, suffer, take it hard, wail, weep |
Antonyms: |
be glad, be happy |
| Main Entry: | groan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | moan, complain |
Synonyms: |
bemoan, cry, gripe, grouse, grumble, keen, lament, mumble, murmur, object, sigh, whine |
| Notes: | a groan (noun) is an utterance expressing pain or disapproval or a loud moan - groan (verb) means to indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure or to moan loudly; grown is the past participle of grow and means fully developed |
| Main Entry: | howl |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | long, painful cry |
Synonyms: |
bark, bawl, bay, bellow, blubber, clamor, groan, growl, hoot, keen, lament, moan, outcry, quest, roar, scream, shout, shriek, ululate, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yell, yelp, yip, yowl |
| Main Entry: | moan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | groan, complain |
Synonyms: |
bemoan, bewail, carp, deplore, grieve, gripe, grouse, grumble, keen, lament, mourn, sigh, sob, wail, whine |
| Main Entry: | mourn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be sad over loss |
Synonyms: |
ache, agonize, anguish, be brokenhearted, be sad, bemoan, bewail, bleed, blubber, carry on, complain, cry, deplore, fret, grieve, hurt, keen, lament, languish, long for, miss, moan, pine, regret, repine, rue, sigh, sob, sorrow, suffer, take it hard, wail, wear black, weep, wring hands, yearn |
Antonyms: |
be happy, be joyful |
| Main Entry: | wail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry loudly |
Synonyms: |
bawl, bay, bemoan, bewail, carry on*, complain, cry the blues, deplore, fuss, grieve, howl, jowl, keen, kick, lament, moan, mourn, repine, sob, squall, ululate, weep, whimper, whine |
Antonyms: |
whimper |
| Main Entry: | weep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry |
Synonyms: |
bawl, bemoan, bewail, blubber, boohoo, break down*, burst into tears, complain, deplore, drip, grieve, howl, keen, lament, let go, let it out, mewl, moan, mourn, shed tears, snivel, sob, squall, ululate, wail, whimper, yowl |
| Main Entry: | ululate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | howl |
Synonyms: |
bark, bawl, bay, bellow, blubber, clamor, groan, growl, hoot, keen, lament, moan, outcry, quest, roar*, scream, shout, shriek, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yell, yelp, yip, yowl |
| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
Related
Adjectives: |
clamant, clamorous, conclamant, conjubilant, crying, gemebund, hinnible, hylactic, latrant, mugient, open, plangorous, remugient, stentorian, vagient, vociferous
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