crīˈer noun

Someone who cries, esp an official maker of proclamations

cryˈing noun

1. The act of calling loudly
2. Weeping

1. Calling loudly
2. Claiming notice and immediate action or redress, as in a crying need
3. Distressing, heartbreaking, lamentable, as in a crying shame

cryˈbaby noun

Someone who cries too easily or frequently, like a baby

a far cry

1. A great distance
2. A very different matter

cry against

To protest against

cry down

To decry, disparage

cry for the moon

To want or beg for something unattainable

crying in the wilderness

Voicing opinions or making suggestions that are not (likely to be) heeded

cry off

1. To withdraw from an agreement
2. To back out

cry on (Scot)

To call upon

cry one's eyes (or heart) out

To weep copiously or bitterly

cry out

To give a shout or shriek, eg of alarm, pain, etc

cry out for

To be in urgent or obvious need of

cry out to be (done, used, etc)

To be someone or something that very much ought to be (done, used, etc)

cry over spilt milk

To waste time in bemoaning what is irreparable

cry quits

To declare a thing even

cry stinking fish

To decry one's own goods

cry up

To praise

cry you mercy (obsolete)

I beg your pardon

for crying out loud (slang)

An expression of frustration, impatience, etc

great cry and little wool

Much ado about nothing

hue and cry see under hue²

in full cry

In full pursuit, orig used of dogs in hunt

out of cry (obsolete)

1. Beyond measure
2. Beyond dispute

within cry of

Within hearing distance