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cry

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verb

ˈkrī How to pronounce cry (audio)
cried; crying

transitive verb

1
: to utter loudly : shout
He cried "Wait!" but it was too late.
2
archaic : beg, beseech
3
: to proclaim publicly : advertise
cry their wares

intransitive verb

1
: to call loudly : shout
She cried out for help.
2
: to shed tears often noisily : weep, sob
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

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noun

plural cries
1
: an instance of crying: such as
a
: an inarticulate utterance of distress, rage, or pain
b
obsolete : outcry, clamor
2
a
obsolete : proclamation
b
cries plural, Scotland : banns
3
: entreaty, appeal
a cry for help
4
: a loud shout
5
: watchword, slogan
6
a
: common report
b
: a general opinion
7
: the public voice raised in protest or approval
8
: a fit of weeping
9
: the characteristic sound or call of an animal
10
a
: a pack of hounds
b(1)
: pursuit
—used in the phrase in full cry
hounds in full cry
(2)
: a peak of activity or excitement
—used in the phrase in full cry
a campaign in full cry
Phrases
cry havoc
: to sound an alarm
cry over spilled milk
: to express vain regrets for what cannot be recovered or undone
You made a mistake, but there's no use crying over spilled milk.
cry wolf
: to give alarm unnecessarily
News organizations have been warned not to cry wolf.

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb The baby is crying. Is she okay? Some people cry more easily than others. He cried silently while the song played. She cried all the way home from school that day. She couldn't imagine why anyone would cry over a stupid movie. She was crying with relief. They cried tears of joy. “Help,” he cried, “Get a doctor! Quick!” I heard someone cry “Wait!” but the train pulled away anyway. She'd never heard the sound of sea gulls crying by the shore. Noun The baby's cry woke me out of a deep sleep. There was a cry of “Fire” and we all rushed for the exits. The children were playing a game and their happy cries echoed through the house. the wild cry of a coyote See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Aside from the noisy guns, cannons and other weaponry, there was plenty of pyrotechnics shaking up Lockport, causing dogs to bark and little kids to cry. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 People can warn you that babies cry a lot, but can anyone actually prepare you for what it’s like to have a newborn? Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Feel terrible, cry, vent, but come out clear-headed and ready to accept whatever the world brings to you next. Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 Still, some scientists think it’s a stretch to say that dogs cry tears of joy. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 Was the adorable, fart-loving boy asked to cry to help set up the season-ending storyline? Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022 Cry and feel important for crying, cry and feel better for having cried. Claire-louise Bennett, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Sitting behind her legal team, Pamela Walker began to shake and cry. Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 The campers help each other through the painstakingly long days at the program, offering support in the form of shoulders to cry on, extra clothes and nighttime skincare routine advice. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022
Noun
The cry is thus that unelected bureaucrats are exercising unchecked power against Americans. William Mcgurn, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 The cry for more substance-use disorder training for medical students has not gone unheard. Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2021 The cry for leadership development for emerging leaders and early-stage managers is getting louder for good reason. Erin Urban, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021 When an obstetrician or midwife cuts the umbilical cord after a child is born, the room is filled with tense silence until the baby’s first cry is heard. Christopher Hartnick, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 Rita Wilson commented with some cry-laughing emojis. Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 Chris Evans, the actor behind Steve Rogers and the MCU’s former Captain America, also responded to the show’s joke on Twitter Thursday, tweeting the laugh-cry emoji alongside the zipped mouth emoji, indicating his lips were sealed. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2022 These conversations taught me to be mentally strong, never to complain and to not be a cry baby with everything at my disposal. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 Brexit, in its most essential sense, is an expression of a nation, a cry against the change happening within the EU undermining the traditions of a people. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English crien, from Anglo-French crier, from Latin quiritare to make a public outcry, perhaps from Quirit-, Quiris, Roman citizen

Noun

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French cri, derivative of crier "to cry entry 1"

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cry was in the 13th century

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