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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cry /kraɪ/USA pronunciation v., cried, cry•ing, n., pl. cries. v. - to utter sounds, esp. of grief or suffering, usually with tears:[no object]She cried with pain.
- to shed tears, with or without sound;
weep:[no object]He cried all night the day his mother died. - [~ + oneself] to bring (oneself ) to a certain state or condition by weeping: The baby cried himself to sleep.
- to call loudly;
shout: [no object; (~ + out)]She cried out with pain when she tripped and fell.[~ (+ out) + object]He cried a warning as the wolf sprang at them.[used with quotations* ~ (+ out)]"Help!'' she cried (out). - (of an animal) to give forth a characteristic call:[no object]The seagulls cried.
- to beg or plead for something:[~ + for + object]to cry for mercy.
- to announce publicly:[~ + object]to cry one's wares to sell.
- cry out against, [~ + out against + object] to speak out against:His book cries out against bigotry and hatred.
- cry out for, [~ + out + for + object] to show or demonstrate an urgent need for attention to: These decaying streets cry out for repair.
n. [countable] - the act or sound of crying:cries of outrage.
- a period or fit of weeping:had a good cry.
- the characteristic call of an animal:the cries of the seagulls.
- an urgent request;
appeal:a cry for help. - Governmenta shout of encouragement, such as a political or party slogan, or words to troops in battle:a battle cry.
Idioms- Idioms a far cry, [uncountable] altogether or completely different:The small town was a far cry from the inner city he lived in.
- Idioms cry over spilled milk, [used with a negative word or phrase] to regret what cannot be changed or undone:There is no use crying over spilled milk.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cry (krī),USA pronunciation v., cried, cry•ing, n., pl. cries. v.i. - to utter inarticulate sounds, esp. of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears.
- to weep;
shed tears, with or without sound. - to call loudly;
shout; yell (sometimes fol. by out). - to demand resolution or strongly indicate a particular disposition:The rise in crime cried out for greater police protection.
- to give forth vocal sounds or characteristic calls, as animals;
yelp; bark. - (of a hound or pack) to bay continuously and excitedly in following a scent.
- Metallurgy(of tin) to make a noise, when bent, like the crumpling of paper.
v.t. - to utter or pronounce loudly;
call out. - to announce publicly as for sale;
advertise:to cry one's wares. - to beg or plead for;
implore:to cry mercy. - to bring (oneself ) to a specified state by weeping:The infant cried itself to sleep.
- cry down, to disparage;
belittle:Those people cry down everyone who differs from them. - Idioms cry havoc. See havoc (def. 2).
- cry off, to break a promise, agreement, etc.:We made arrangements to purchase a house, but the owner cried off at the last minute.
- Idioms cry one's eyes or heart out, to cry excessively or inconsolably:The little girl cried her eyes out when her cat died.
- Idioms cry over spilled or spilt milk. See milk (def. 4).
- cry up, to praise;
extol:to cry up one's profession. n. - the act or sound of crying;
any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail. - clamor;
outcry. - a fit of weeping:to have a good cry.
- the utterance or call of an animal.
- Governmenta political or party slogan.
- See battle cry.
- an oral proclamation or announcement.
- a call of wares for sale, services available, etc., as by a street vendor.
- public report.
- an opinion generally expressed.
- an entreaty;
appeal. - Sport[Fox Hunting.]
- a pack of hounds.
- a continuous baying of a hound or a pack in following a scent.
- Idioms a far cry:
- quite some distance;
a long way. - only remotely related;
very different:This treatment is a far cry from that which we received before.
- Idioms in full cry, in hot pursuit:The pack followed in full cry.
- Anglo-French, Old French cri, noun, nominal derivative of the verb, verbal
- Vulgar Latin *crītāre for Latin quirītāre to cry out in protest, make a public cry; associated by folk etymology, etymological with Quirītēs Quirites; (noun, nominal)
- Anglo-French, Old French crier
- (verb, verbal) Middle English crien 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wail, keen, moan.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sob, bawl, whimper.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged yowl, bawl, clamor, vociferate, exclaim, ejaculate, scream. Cry, shout, bellow, roar refer to kinds of loud articulate or inarticulate sounds. 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.Roar refers to a deep, hoarse, rumbling or vibrant cry, often of tumultuous volume:The crowd roared approval.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cry /kraɪ/ vb (cries, crying, cried)- (intransitive) to utter inarticulate sounds, esp when weeping; sob
- (intransitive) to shed tears; weep
- (intransitive) usually followed by out: to scream or shout in pain, terror, etc
- (transitive) often followed by out: to utter or shout (words of appeal, exclamation, fear, etc)
- (intransitive) often followed by out: (of animals, birds, etc) to utter loud characteristic sounds
- (transitive) to hawk or sell by public announcement: to cry newspapers
- to announce (something) publicly or in the streets
- (intransitive) followed by for: to clamour or beg
- cry for the moon ⇒ to desire the unattainable
- cry one's eyes out, cry one's heart out ⇒ to weep bitterly
n ( pl cries)- the act or sound of crying; a shout, exclamation, scream, or wail
- the characteristic utterance of an animal or bird
- a fit of weeping
- the baying of a pack of hounds hunting their quarry by scent
- a far cry ⇒ a long way
- something very different
- in full cry ⇒ (esp of a pack of hounds) in hot pursuit of a quarry
See also cry down, cry offEtymology: 13th Century: from Old French crier, from Latin quirītāre to call for help |